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'''Khumjung ''' ([[Nepali language|Nepali]]: खुम्जुंग) is a village and [[Village Development Committee (Nepal)|Village Development Committee]] in [[Solukhumbu District]] in the [[Sagarmatha Zone]] of north-eastern [[Nepal]]. At the time of the [[1991 Nepal census]] it had a population of 900 people living in 200 individual households.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/nepalcensus/form.php?selection=1|title=Nepal Census 2001|work=Nepal's Village Development Committees|publisher=[[Digital Himalaya]]|accessdate=14 November 2008 }}</ref>
'''Khumjung ''' ({{langx|ne|खुम्जुंग}}) is a village in [[Khumbu Pasanglhamu]] rural municipality of [[Solukhumbu District]] in [[Province No. 1]] of north-eastern [[Nepal]]. It is located in the [[Khumbu]] sub-region inside [[Sagarmatha National Park]], a world heritage site. The village lies at an elevation of 3,790 metres above sea level, near [[Mount Khumbila]].

A [[monastery]] in Khumjung has a purported [[Yeti]] [[scalp]]. This village has modern communications such as the Internet and mobile and landline phones.

The village is the seat of ward no. 4, which include [[Kunde (village)|Kunde]], Khumjung, [[Tengboche]] (Tyangboche), [[Pangboche]], [[Pheriche]], [[Dole, Nepal|Dole]], [[Chharchung]], [[Machhermo]], [[Lobuche, Nepal|Lobuche]], [[Dingboche]], and [[Gokyo]]. As of 2011, it had a population of 1,912 people living in 551 individual households.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cbs.gov.np/image/data/Population/VDC-Municipality%20in%20detail/VDC_Municipality.pdf|title=National Population and Housing Census 2011 |work=Village Development Committee/Municipality|publisher=Government of Nepal|accessdate=2018-05-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012163506/http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/nepalcensus/form.php?selection=1 |archivedate=2008-10-12 }}</ref>

Khumjung school was built by Sir [[Edmund Hillary]]'s [[Himalayan Trust]] in 1961. The school began with two classrooms but now caters to pre-school, primary and secondary sections with over 350 students.<ref>{{Citation | author1=Ryōhei Uchida | title=Trekking Mount Everest | publication-date=1991 | publisher=San Francisco Chronicle Books | isbn=978-0-87701-884-1}} page 51 </ref>

==History==
Khumjung was a separate [[Village development committee (Nepal)|Village development committee]] in [[Solukhumbu District]] of [[Sagarmatha Zone]] of [[Eastern Development Region, Nepal|EDR]] in [[Nepal]] during [[Kingdom of Nepal]]. With new administrative structure on 10 March 2017, it became part of [[Khumbu Pasanglhamu]] rural municipality.

==Climate==

{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
|single line=y
|collapsed = Y
|location = Khumjung ([[Syangboche Airport]]), elevation {{convert|3700|m|ft|abbr=on}}
|Jan high C = 3.9
|Feb high C = 4.5
|Mar high C = 8.1
|Apr high C = 11.3
|May high C = 12.8
|Jun high C = 13.8
|Jul high C = 13.8
|Aug high C = 14.1
|Sep high C = 12.8
|Oct high C = 11.3
|Nov high C = 7.8
|Dec high C = 5.6
| year high C =
|Jan mean C = -1.8
|Feb mean C = -0.7
|Mar mean C = 2.5
|Apr mean C = 5.1
|May mean C = 7.3
|Jun mean C = 9.6
|Jul mean C = 10.1
|Aug mean C = 10.1
|Sep mean C = 8.8
|Oct mean C = 6.0
|Nov mean C = 2.0
|Dec mean C = -0.2
| year mean C =
|Jan low C = -7.5
|Feb low C = -6.0
|Mar low C = -3.0
|Apr low C = -0.9
|May low C = 1.7
|Jun low C = 5.4
|Jul low C = 6.5
|Aug low C = 6.0
|Sep low C = 4.8
|Oct low C = 0.8
|Nov low C = -3.8
|Dec low C = -6.0
| year low C =
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 24.1
|Feb precipitation mm = 14.3
|Mar precipitation mm = 30.5
|Apr precipitation mm = 28.0
|May precipitation mm = 38.9
|Jun precipitation mm = 172.5
|Jul precipitation mm = 299.4
|Aug precipitation mm = 290.0
|Sep precipitation mm = 193.8
|Oct precipitation mm = 85.9
|Nov precipitation mm = 0.6
|Dec precipitation mm = 0.0
| year precipitation mm =
| source 1 = [[Food and Agriculture Organization|FAO]]<ref name=FAO>{{cite web
| url = https://www.fao.org/land-water/land/land-governance/land-resources-planning-toolbox/category/details/fr/c/1028000/
| title = World-wide Agroclimatic Data of FAO (FAOCLIM)
| publisher= Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations
| access-date = 23 June 2024}}</ref>
| source 2 = Australian National University<ref name = ANU>{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231023124640/https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstream/1885/142732/2/b13197009_Nayava_J_L.pdf
| archive-date = 23 October 2023
| url = https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstream/1885/142732/2/b13197009_Nayava_J_L.pdf
| title = CLIMATES OF NEPAL AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
| publisher= Australian National University
| access-date = 23 October 2023}}</ref>
}}

==Galleries==
<gallery class=center caption="Khumjung village">
Image:Khumjung and Khumbila.jpg|Khumjung village and [[Mount Khumbila]]
Image:Khumjung.jpg|Khumjung village
Image:Yetiscalp.JPG|Purported [[Yeti]] [[scalp]] at Khumjung [[monastery]]
</gallery>


<br><gallery class=center caption="VDC Khumjung - Villages and hamlets">
It is located in the [[Khumbu]] region inside [[Sagarmatha National Park]], a world heritage site. The village is the seat of Khumjung village development committee which include [[Kunde (village)|Kunde]], Khumjung, [[Tengboche]] (Tyangboche), [[Pangboche]], [[Pheriche]], [[Dole, Nepal|Dole]], [[Chharchung]], Machhermo, [[Lobuche, Nepal|Lobuche]], [[Dingboche]], and [[Gokyo]].
Phakding-16-Strassenszene-2007-gje.jpg|Phakding
[[Image:Khumjung.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Khumjung village]]
Jorsale-06-Dudh Koshi-2007-gje.jpg|Jorsale
[[Image:Yetiscalp.JPG|thumb|left|300px|Purported [[Yeti]] [[scalp]] at Khumjung [[monastery]].]]
Dhole-08-Yaks am Morgen-2007-gje.jpg|Dhole
The village is at an elevation of 3,970 metres above sea level, and is situated near [[Mount Khumbila]]. A [[monastery]] in Khumjung houses a purported [[Yeti]] scalp. This village has modern communications such as internet and mobile and landline phones.
Machhermo-38-Lodge-2007-gje.jpg|Machhermo
Thangna-14-2007-gje.jpg|Thangna
Chhukung-154-Nachbarhof-Yak-2007-gje.jpg|Chhukung
Deboche-24-Frauenkloster-Mani-Steine-2007-gje.jpg|Deboche
Tengboche-20-Tor-Ama Dablam-2007-gje.jpg|Tengboche
</gallery>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category| Khumjung}}
*[http://www.un.org.np/maps/district-maps/eastern/Solukhumbu.pdf UN map of the municipalities of Solukhumbu District]
*[http://www.un.org.np/maps/district-maps/eastern/Solukhumbu.pdf UN map of the municipalities of Solukhumbu District]


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[[Category:Populated places in Solukhumbu District]]
[[Category:Populated places in Solukhumbu District]]
[[Category:Khumbu Pasanglhamu]]



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Latest revision as of 09:16, 23 October 2024

Khumjung
खुम्जुङ
The mountain Khumbila above the villages Khumjung and Kunde. In the background you can see Mount Everest, Lhotse and Ama Dablam
The mountain Khumbila above the villages Khumjung and Kunde. In the background you can see Mount Everest, Lhotse and Ama Dablam
Khumjung is located in Koshi Province
Khumjung
Khumjung
Location in Province
Khumjung is located in Nepal
Khumjung
Khumjung
Khumjung (Nepal)
Coordinates: 27°49′N 86°43′E / 27.817°N 86.717°E / 27.817; 86.717
Country   Nepal
ProvinceProvince No. 1
DistrictSolukhumbu
Rural MunicipalityKhumbu Pasanglhamu
Located atward no. 4
Elevation
3,790 m (12,430 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,912
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)
Area code038

Khumjung (Nepali: खुम्जुंग) is a village in Khumbu Pasanglhamu rural municipality of Solukhumbu District in Province No. 1 of north-eastern Nepal. It is located in the Khumbu sub-region inside Sagarmatha National Park, a world heritage site. The village lies at an elevation of 3,790 metres above sea level, near Mount Khumbila.

A monastery in Khumjung has a purported Yeti scalp. This village has modern communications such as the Internet and mobile and landline phones.

The village is the seat of ward no. 4, which include Kunde, Khumjung, Tengboche (Tyangboche), Pangboche, Pheriche, Dole, Chharchung, Machhermo, Lobuche, Dingboche, and Gokyo. As of 2011, it had a population of 1,912 people living in 551 individual households.[1]

Khumjung school was built by Sir Edmund Hillary's Himalayan Trust in 1961. The school began with two classrooms but now caters to pre-school, primary and secondary sections with over 350 students.[2]

History

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Khumjung was a separate Village development committee in Solukhumbu District of Sagarmatha Zone of EDR in Nepal during Kingdom of Nepal. With new administrative structure on 10 March 2017, it became part of Khumbu Pasanglhamu rural municipality.

Climate

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Climate data for Khumjung (Syangboche Airport), elevation 3,700 m (12,100 ft)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 3.9
(39.0)
4.5
(40.1)
8.1
(46.6)
11.3
(52.3)
12.8
(55.0)
13.8
(56.8)
13.8
(56.8)
14.1
(57.4)
12.8
(55.0)
11.3
(52.3)
7.8
(46.0)
5.6
(42.1)
10.0
(49.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) −1.8
(28.8)
−0.7
(30.7)
2.5
(36.5)
5.1
(41.2)
7.3
(45.1)
9.6
(49.3)
10.1
(50.2)
10.1
(50.2)
8.8
(47.8)
6.0
(42.8)
2.0
(35.6)
−0.2
(31.6)
4.9
(40.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −7.5
(18.5)
−6.0
(21.2)
−3.0
(26.6)
−0.9
(30.4)
1.7
(35.1)
5.4
(41.7)
6.5
(43.7)
6.0
(42.8)
4.8
(40.6)
0.8
(33.4)
−3.8
(25.2)
−6.0
(21.2)
−0.2
(31.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 24.1
(0.95)
14.3
(0.56)
30.5
(1.20)
28.0
(1.10)
38.9
(1.53)
172.5
(6.79)
299.4
(11.79)
290.0
(11.42)
193.8
(7.63)
85.9
(3.38)
0.6
(0.02)
0.0
(0.0)
1,178
(46.37)
Source 1: FAO[3]
Source 2: Australian National University[4]

Galleries

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References

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  1. ^ "National Population and Housing Census 2011". Village Development Committee/Municipality. Government of Nepal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-10-12. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
  2. ^ Ryōhei Uchida (1991), Trekking Mount Everest, San Francisco Chronicle Books, ISBN 978-0-87701-884-1 page 51
  3. ^ "World-wide Agroclimatic Data of FAO (FAOCLIM)". Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  4. ^ "CLIMATES OF NEPAL AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT" (PDF). Australian National University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
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