Sankhuwasabha District
Sankhuwasabha District
सङ्खुवासभा जिल्ला | |
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Yangle Kharka, a place in Sankhuwasabha | |
Location of Sankhuwasabha in province | |
| Coordinates: 27°06′N 86°57′E / 27.100°N 86.950°E to 27°55′N 87°40′E / 27.917°N 87.667°E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Koshi Province |
| Established | 1962 |
| Admin HQ. | Khandbari |
| Municipality | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Coordination committee |
| • Body | DCC, Sankhuwasabha |
| • Head | Mahesh Thapaliya |
| • Parliamentary constituencies | 1 |
| • Provincial constituencies | 2 |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,480 km2 (1,340 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 8,463 m (27,766 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 457 m (1,499 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 158,041 |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| • Households | 34,615 |
| Demographics | |
| • Female ♀ | 53% |
| Human Development Index | |
| • Income per capita (US dollars) | $1,193 |
| • Poverty rate | 21% |
| • Literacy | 79% |
| • Life Expectancy | 68.4 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:45 (NPT) |
| Postal Codes | 56900..., 56913 |
| Telephone Code | 029 |
| Main Language(s) | Nepali, Yakkha, Kulung, Limbu |
| Website | ddcsankhuwasabha |
Sankhuwasabha District (Nepali: सङ्खुवासभा जिल्ला ⓘ) is one of 14 districts of Koshi Province of eastern Nepal. The district's area is 3,480 km2 with a population of 159,203 in 2001 and 158,742 in 2011. The administrative center is Khandbari.
Bordering districts are Bhojpur, Tehrathum, Dhankuta, Solukhumbu and Taplejung in Koshi Province. Tingri County of Shigatse Prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China borders to the north.