Namche Bazaar
Namche Bazaar
नाम्चे बजार | |
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Namche Bazaar with Kongde Ri peak in the background. | |
| Nickname: The Sherpa capital | |
| Coordinates: 27°49′N 86°43′E / 27.817°N 86.717°E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Koshi Province |
| 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 |
Namche Bazaar (also Namche Bazar, Nemche Bazaar or Namche Baza; Nepali: नाम्चे बजार ⓘ) is a town (formally Namche Village Development Committee) in ward no 5 Khumbu Pasanglhamu Rural Municipality in Solukhumbu District of Koshi Province 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.
At the 2001 census, it had a population of 1,647 people living in 397 individual households.