Khumjung
Khumjung
खुम्जुङ | |
|---|---|
Nepal Time) | |
| Area code | 038 |
Khumjung (
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
Khumjung was a separate
Khumbu Pasanglhamu
rural municipality.
Climate
| 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) |
4.6 (40.3) |
8.1 (46.6) |
11.3 (52.3) |
12.8 (55.0) |
13.9 (57.0) |
13.9 (57.0) |
14.2 (57.6) |
12.9 (55.2) |
11.3 (52.3) |
7.8 (46.0) |
5.7 (42.3) |
10.0 (50.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.8 (28.8) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
2.6 (36.7) |
5.2 (41.4) |
7.3 (45.1) |
9.6 (49.3) |
10.2 (50.4) |
10.1 (50.2) |
8.8 (47.8) |
6.0 (42.8) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
4.9 (40.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −7.5 (18.5) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
1.8 (35.2) |
5.4 (41.7) |
6.6 (43.9) |
6.1 (43.0) |
4.8 (40.6) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 21 (0.8) |
23 (0.9) |
29 (1.1) |
43 (1.7) |
52 (2.0) |
135 (5.3) |
213 (8.4) |
191 (7.5) |
145 (5.7) |
47 (1.9) |
8 (0.3) |
9 (0.4) |
916 (36) |
| Source 1: ANU[3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: WWF Nepal (precipitation)[4] | |||||||||||||
Galleries
- Khumjung village
-
Khumjung village and Mount Khumbila -
Khumjung village -
- VDC Khumjung - Villages and hamlets
-
Phakding -
Jorsale -
Dhole -
Machhermo -
Thangna -
Chhukung -
Deboche -
Tengboche
References
- ^ "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.
- ISBN 978-0-87701-884-1page 51
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Integrated Study on Hydrology and Meteorology of Khumbu Region with Climate Change Perspectives" (PDF). WWF Nepal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
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