Namche Bazaar
Namche Bazaar
नाम्चे बजार | |
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UTC+5:45 (NST) | |
Postal code | 56002 |
Area code | 038 |
Namche Bazaar (also Namche Bazar, Nemche Bazaar or Namche Baza;
At the 2001 census, it had a population of 1,647 people living in 397 individual households.[1]
Geography
Immediately west of Namche is Kongde Ri at 6,187 metres (20,299 ft) and to the east is Thamserku at 6,623 metres (21,729 ft).
Transport
On a hill overlooking Namche Bazaar is the
Tourism
Namche Bazaar is popular with trekkers in the Khumbu region, especially for
On Saturday mornings, a weekly market is held in the centre of the village. There may also be a daily Tibet market where clothing and cheap Chinese consumer goods tend to be the main articles for sale.
Namche has electricity from the nearby Thame-Namche hydropower plant (600 kW), opened in October 1995 near Thame.[3][4][5][6]
Climate
Namche has either a relatively cold dry-winter
Climate data for Namche Bazaar, elevation 3,450 m (11,320 ft) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.0 (44.6) |
6.3 (43.3) |
8.9 (48.0) |
11.8 (53.2) |
13.7 (56.7) |
15.2 (59.4) |
15.9 (60.6) |
16.2 (61.2) |
14.9 (58.8) |
11.8 (53.2) |
8.8 (47.8) |
7.3 (45.1) |
11.5 (52.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.1 (34.0) |
0.4 (32.7) |
3.2 (37.8) |
6.1 (43.0) |
8.4 (47.1) |
10.6 (51.1) |
11.8 (53.2) |
11.9 (53.4) |
10.4 (50.7) |
6.6 (43.9) |
3.0 (37.4) |
1.1 (34.0) |
6.2 (43.2) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −7.2 (19.0) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
0.4 (32.7) |
2.9 (37.2) |
5.9 (42.6) |
7.7 (45.9) |
7.6 (45.7) |
6.0 (42.8) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
0.7 (33.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 14 (0.6) |
14 (0.6) |
34 (1.3) |
30 (1.2) |
52 (2.0) |
158 (6.2) |
257 (10.1) |
277 (10.9) |
159 (6.3) |
108 (4.3) |
8 (0.3) |
8 (0.3) |
1,119 (44.1) |
Source 1: Japan International Cooperation Agency[7] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: WWF Nepal (precipitation)[8] |
Pop culture references
"Namche Bazaar" is the name of a song by Nathan Rogers on his album The Gauntlet. The song was inspired by the mixing of culture along the silk road.
References
- ^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on October 12, 2008. Retrieved November 14, 2008.
- ^ Owen Amos (7 August 2020). "World's remotest Irish bar: 'We will survive Covid'". BBC News. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ Small Hydropower Plant Nanche Bazar Archived 2016-11-27 at the Wayback Machine, Posch & Partner GmbH "Project period: 1985 - 1993"
- ^ "Kleinwasserkraftwerk Thame - Namche Bazar im Sagarmatha Nationalpark". Archived from the original on 2016-11-27. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
- ^ "Khumbu Bijuli Company". Archived from the original on 2017-04-16. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
- ^ Small Hydropower Plant Thame-Namche Bazar, Nepal Archived 2017-05-10 at the Wayback Machine / Energy from the top of the world. Austrian Development Co-operation, ed. Dieter Rachbauer, Eco Himal, 2001
- ^ "Hydrology and Meteorology" (PDF). Japan International Cooperation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 17 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.
External links
- Namche Bazaar travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Shrine at Namche Bazar