{{Infobox settlement <!--See the table at Infobox settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info --> |official_name = Chumchet |other_name = |native_name = चुमचेत |nickname = |settlement_type = Village development committee |motto = <!-- images and maps --> |image_skyline = |image_caption = |image_flag = |image_seal = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = | pushpin_map = Nepal Gandaki Province#Nepal |pushpin_label_position = bottom |pushpin_mapsize = 300 |pushpin_map_caption = Location in Nepal <!-- Location --> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flag|Nepal}} |subdivision_type1 = Zone |subdivision_name1 = Gandaki Zone |subdivision_type2 = District |subdivision_name2 = Gorkha District <!-- Politics --> |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = <!-- for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager --> |leader_name1 = |established_title = <!-- Settled --> |established_date = <!-- Area --> |unit_pref = <!--Enter: Imperial, if Imperial (metric) is desired--> |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = <!-- ALL fields dealing with a measurements are subject to automatic unit conversion--> |area_total_sq_mi = <!-- Population --> |population_as_of = 1991 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = 979 |population_density_km2 = auto |population_blank1_title = Ethnicities |population_blank2_title = Religions <!-- General information --> |timezone = Nepal Time |utc_offset = +5:45 |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|28.51|84.97|type:adm2nd_region:NP_source:unmaps-enwiki|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> </ref> tags--> |elevation_m = <!-- Area/postal codes & others --> |postal_code_type = <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... --> |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = |blank_info = |website = |footnotes = }} '''Chumchet''' is a village development committee in Gorkha District in the Gandaki Zone of northern-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 979 and had 221 houses in the village.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/nepalcensus/form.php?selection=1 |title=Nepal Census 2001 |work=Nepal's Village Development Committees |publisher=Digital Himalaya |accessdate=2008-08-31 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012163506/http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/collections/nepalcensus/form.php?selection=1 |archivedate=2008-10-12 }}</ref>
==Background== The village of Chumchet is situated in the Tsum Valley which is completely isolated from modern developments, Tsum valley saw the first set of tourists in 2007 when it was formally opened for trekking and tourism activity by Nepal government.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tsumvalley.org/about-tsum-valley.php |title=About Tsum Valley |publisher=Tsum Welfare Committee |accessdate=2019-02-10 }}</ref>
Tsum valley lies in Gorkha district and comprises two remote villages called Chumchet and Chhekampar. The name ‘Tsum’ came from the Tibetan word called ‘Tsombo’, which means vivid.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tsumvalley.org/about-tsum-valley.php |title=About Tsum Valley |publisher=Tsum Welfare Committee |accessdate=2019-02-10 }}</ref>
Traditionally Tsum valley was a very distinct place geographically and culturally therefore was called ‘Tsum Tso Chuksums’, which means thirteen provinces ruled as a single territory.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tsumvalley.org/about-tsum-valley.php |title=About Tsum Valley |publisher=Tsum Welfare Committee |accessdate=2019-02-10 }}</ref>
This land is so unexplored that many religious and archeological relics are still intact at many places in Tsum. People in Tsum Valley still practise polyandry system and they have unique culture, tradition and a dialect of their own. Their unique festivals observed here are Lhosar, Dhacyhang, Saka Dawa, Faning among others.
The residents of Tsum valley are called Tsumbas.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tsumvalley.org/about-tsum-valley.php |title=About Tsum Valley |publisher=Tsum Welfare Committee |accessdate=2019-02-10 }}</ref> Many of the claimed sightings or encounters with Mehti, more commonly referred as the ‘Yeti’, have come from Tsumbas.
The valley occupies an area of about 1663 km<sup>2</sup>. The lowest point of Tsum Valley trek is Lhokpa (1905 m) and the highest is Ngula Dhojhyang Pass (over 5093 m) on the Tibetan border. The Hidden Valley is surrounded by the Baudha Himal and Himal Chuli to the west, Ganesh Himal to the south, and Sringi Himal to the North.
Chhekampar village is called the Upper Tsum while Chumchet village is called the Lower Tsum.
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Category:Populated places in Gorkha District