Namche Bazaar
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This article is about a town in Nepal. For a city in Sikkim, India, see Namchi.
Namche Bazaar (also Namche Bazar, Nemche Bazaar or Namche Baza; Nepali: नाम्चे बजार listenⓘ) is a town (formally Namche Village Development Committee) in Khumbu Pasanglhamu Rural Municipality in Solukhumbu District of Province No. 1 in northeastern Nepal. It is located within the Khumbu area at 3,440 metres (11,286 ft) at its low point, populating the sides of a hill. Most Sherpa in the tourism business hail from the Namche area. Namche is the main trading center and hub for the Khumbu region.
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Namche Bazaar
नाम्चे बजार | |
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Nickname: The Sherpa capital | |
Coordinates: 27°49′N 86°43′E | |
Country | Nepal |
Province | Province No. 1 |
District | Solukhumbu District |
Rural Municipality | Khumbu Pasanglhamu |
Elevation | 3,440 m (11,290 ft) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 1,647 |
Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
Postal code | 56002 |
Area code | 038 |
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At the 2001 census, it had a population of 1,647 people living in 397 individual households.[1]