{{original research|date=March 2019}} {{Infobox settlement | type = [[Districts of Nepal|District]] | name = Sankhuwasabha District | native_name = सङ्खुवासभा जिल्ला <br> | nickname = | native_name_lang = <!-- ISO 639-2 code e.g. "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} instead --> | motto = | image_skyline = Morning in Yangle Kharka, 3660m, BARUN trekking 2013. - panoramio.jpg | image_size = 300 | image_alt = | image_caption = Yangle Kharka, a place in Sankhuwasabha | image_map = sankhuwasabha district locator.png | mapsize = 300 | map_alt = | map_caption = Location of Sankhuwasabha in province | image_map1 = | mapsize1 = 300 | map_alt1 = | map_caption1 = Sankhuwasabha District with local level body | coordinates = {{coordinates|27|06|N|86|57|E}} to {{coordinates|27|55|N|87|40|E}} | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{NPL}} | subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Nepal|Province]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Koshi Province]] | parts_type = [[Local self-government in Nepal|Municipality]] | parts_style = coll | p1 = [[List of cities in Nepal|'''Urban''']] | p2 = [[Chainpur, Kosi|Chainpur]] | p3 = [[Dharmadevi]] | p4 = [[Khandbari]] | p5 = [[Madi, Sankhuwasabha|Madi]] | p6 = [[Panchkhapan]] | p17 = [[List of gaupalikas of Nepal|'''Rural''']] | p18 = [[Bhotkhola]] | p19 = [[Chichila]] | p20 = [[Makalu, Sankhuwasabha|Makalu]] | p21 = [[Savapokhari]] | p22 = [[Silichong]] | established_title = Established | established_date = 1962 | seat_type = Admin HQ. | seat = [[Khandbari]] | leader_title = Head | leader_name = Mahesh Thapaliya | leader_party = | leader_title1 = Deputy-Head | leader_name1 = | leader_title2 = [[House of Representatives (Nepal)|Parliamentary constituencies]] | leader_name2 = 1 | leader_title3 = [[Provincial Assembly (Nepal)|Provincial constituencies]] | leader_name3 = 2 | government_footnotes = | government_type = [[District Coordination Committee|Coordination committee]] | governing_body = [[District Coordination Committee|DCC]], Sankhuwasabha | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 3480 | area_note = | area_rank = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | elevation_min_m = 457 | elevation_max_m = 8463 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 158041 | population_as_of = 2021 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_note = | population_rank = | population_blank1_title = Households | population_blank1 = 34615 | demographics_type1 = [[Demographics]] | demographics1_title1 = | demographics1_title2 = Female [[♀]] | demographics1_info2 = 53% | demographics1_title3 = Male [[♂]]/100 female | demographics1_info3 = | demographics_type2 = [[Human Development Index]] | demographics2_title1 = Income per capita (US dollars) | demographics2_info1 = $1,193 | demographics2_title2 = Poverty rate | demographics2_info2 = 21% | demographics2_title3 = Literacy | demographics2_info3 = 79% | demographics2_title4 = Life Expectancy | demographics2_info4 = 68.4 | blank_name_sec1 = [[Languages of Nepal|Main Language(s)]] | blank_info_sec1 = [[Nepali language|Nepali]], [[Yakkha language|Yakkha]], [[Kulung language (Nepal)|Kulung]], [[Limbu language|Limbu]] | blank_name_sec2 = [[Roads in Nepal|Major highways]] | blank_info_sec2 = | timezone1 = [[Nepal Time|NPT]] | utc_offset1 = +05:45 | postal_code_type = Postal Codes | postal_code = 56900..., 56913 | area_code_type = Telephone Code | area_code = 029 | website = {{URL|ddcsankhuwasabha.gov.np}} | footnotes = }}
'''Sankhuwasabha [[Districts of Nepal|District]]''' ({{langx|ne|सङ्खुवासभा जिल्ला}} {{Audio|Sankhuwasabha.ogg|Listen}}) is one of [[Districts of Province No. 1|14 districts]] of [[Koshi Province]] of eastern [[Nepal]]. The district's area is 3,480 km<sup>2</sup> with a population of 159,203 in 2001 and 158,742 in 2011. The administrative center is [[Khandbari]].
Bordering districts are [[Bhojpur District, Nepal|Bhojpur]], [[Tehrathum District|Tehrathum]], [[Dhankuta District|Dhankuta]], [[Solukhumbu District|Solukhumbu]] and [[Taplejung District|Taplejung]] in [[Koshi Province]]. [[Tingri County]] of [[Shigatse Prefecture]] in the [[Tibet Autonomous Region]] of [[China]] borders to the north.
==Geography and climate== {| class="wikitable" |- ! [[Geography of Nepal#Climate|Climate Zone]]<ref> {{Citation | title = The Map of Potential Vegetation of Nepal - a forestry/agroecological/biodiversity classification system | series = Forest & Landscape Development and Environment Series 2-2005 and CFC-TIS Document Series No.110. | year = 2005 | url = http://curis.ku.dk/ws/files/20497354/de2_001.pdf | isbn = 87-7903-210-9 | access-date = Nov 22, 2013}} </ref> ! Elevation Range ! % of Area |- | Lower [[Tropical climate|Tropical]] | below 300 meters (1,000 ft) | 0.4% |- | Upper Tropical | 300 to 1,000 meters<br>1,000 to 3,300 ft. | 10.0% |- | [[Subtropics|Subtropical]] | 1,000 to 2,000 meters<br>3,300 to 6,600 ft. | 24.8% |- | [[Temperate climate|Temperate]] | 2,000 to 3,000 meters<br>6,400 to 9,800 ft. | 23.3% |- | [[Montane ecology#Subalpine zone|Subalpine]] | 3,000 to 4,000 meters<br>9,800 to 13,100 ft. | 12.8% |- | [[Montane ecology#Alpine grasslands and tundra|Alpine]] | 4,000 to 5,000 meters<br>13,100 to 16,400 ft. | 8.4% |- | [[Snow line|Nival]] | above 5,000 meters | 20.4% |}
The [[Arun River, China-Nepal|Arun River]] enters from Tibet at an elevation of about 3,500 meters (11,500 feet) and flows south across the district, forming one of the world's deepest valleys relative to 8,481 meter [[Makalu]] to the west and 8,586 meter [[Kangchenjunga]] to the east. {{Clear}}
==Demographics== {{Historical populations |align=center |percentages=pagr |1981 |129414 |1991 |141903 |2001 |159203 |2011 |158742 |2021 |158041 |footnote= Sources:<ref>{{cite web |title=Nepal: Provinces and Districts |url=http://www.citypopulation.de/en/nepal/admin/ |website=www.citypopulation.de|language=en}}</ref> }}
At the [[2021 Nepal census]], Sankhuwasabha District had 39,118 households and a population of 158,041. 7.55% of the population was under 5 years of age. Sankhuawsabha had a literacy rate of 79.89% and a sex ratio of 986 females per 1,000 males. 108,038 (68.36%) lived in urban areas.<ref name="provincialreport">{{Cite web |title=Provincial/District/Local reports: Koshi Province |url=https://censusnepal.cbs.gov.np/results/downloads/provincial/1 |access-date= |website=Census Nepal 2021 |publisher=[[Central Bureau of Statistics (Nepal)|Central Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref>
{{Pie chart | thumb = left | caption = Ethnicity/caste of Sankhuwasabha district (2021)<ref name="caste">{{Cite web |title=Table 1: Caste/Ethnicity and sex |url=https://censusnepal.cbs.gov.np/results/downloads/caste-ethnicity |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=Census Nepal 2021 |publisher=[[Central Bureau of Statistics (Nepal)|Central Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref> | label1 = [[Rai people| Rai]] | value1 = 17.3 | colors1 = royalblue | label2 = [[Chhetri]] | value2 = 11.3 | color2 = red | label3 = [[Tamang people|Tamang]] | value3 = 8.9 | color3 = orchid | label4 = [[Kulung people|Kulung]] | value4 = 6.7 | color4 = darkslateblue | label5 = [[Sherpa people|Sherpa]] | value5 = 6.3 | color5 = steelblue | label6 = [[Limbu people|Limbu]] | value6 = 5.3 | color6 = darkorchid | label7 = [[Gurung]] | value7 = 5.2 | color7 = darksalmon | label8 = [[Newar]] | value8 = 4.54 | color8 = pink | label9 = [[Bahun]] | value9 = 3.94 | color9 = orange | label10 = [[Yakkha people|Yakkha]] | value10 = 3.64 | color10 = #62a8ff | label11 = [[Magars|Magar]] | value11 = 3.55 | color11 = darkturquoise | label12 = Other Hill Janjati | value12 = 9.91 | color12 = teal | label13 = Other Khas Dalit | value13 = 3.49 | color13 = firebrick | label14 = Others | value14 = 3.00 | color14 = grey }}
{{bar box | title = Religion in Sankhuwasabha District (2021)<ref name="religion"/> | titlebar = #Fcd116 | left1 = Religion | right1 = Percent | float = right | bars = {{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Nepal|Hinduism]]|darkorange|40.42}} {{bar percent|[[Kirat Mundhum]]|red|28.84}} {{bar percent|[[Buddhism in Nepal|Buddhism]]|Yellow|26.74}} {{bar percent|[[Christianity in Nepal|Christianity]]|dodgerblue|3.21}} {{bar percent|[[Bon]]|teal|0.45}} {{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.34}} }}
Religion: 40.42% were [[Hinduism in Nepal|Hindu]], 28.84% [[Kirat Mundhum|Kirati]], 26.74% [[Buddhism in Nepal|Buddhist]], 3.21% [[Christianity in Nepal|Christian]], 0.45% [[Bon]] and 0.07% others.<ref name="religion">{{Cite web |title=Table 5: Religion and sex |url=https://censusnepal.cbs.gov.np/results/downloads/caste-ethnicity |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=Census Nepal 2021 |publisher=[[Central Bureau of Statistics (Nepal)|Central Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref>
{{Pie chart | caption = Languages of Sankhuwasabha district (2021)<ref name="mothertongue"/> | thumb = right | label1 = [[Nepali language|Nepali]] | value1 = 44.11 | color1 = orange | label2 = [[Tamang language|Tamang]] | value2 = 9.62 | color2 = turquoise | label3 = [[Kulung language (Nepal)|Kulung]] | value3 = 6.86 | color3 = powderblue | label4 = [[Sherpa language|Sherpa]] | value4 = 5.52 | color4 = teal | label5 = [[Limbu language|Limbu]] | value5 = 4.83 | color5 = blue | label6 = [[Yamphu language|Yamphu]] | value6 = 3.87 | color6 = #809be7 | label7 = [[Kiranti languages|Rai]] | value7 = 3.10 | color7 = skyblue | label8 = [[Yakkha language|Yakkha]] | value8 = 3.09 | color8 = #b0d1f1 | label9 = [[Magar language|Magar Dhut]] | value9 = 2.83 | color9 = orchid | label10 = [[Tibetic languages|Bhote]] | value10 = 2.50 | color10 = #8de5d3 | label11 = [[Gurung language|Gurung]] | value11 = 2.30 | color11 = aqua | label12 = Others | value12 = 11.37 | color12 = grey }}
As their first language, 44.11% of the population spoke [[Nepali language|Nepali]], 9.62% [[Tamang language|Tamang]], 6.86% [[Kulung language (Nepal)|Kulung]], 5.52% [[Sherpa language|Sherpa]], 4.83% [[Limbu language|Limbu]], 3.87% [[Yamphu language|Yamphu]], 3.10% [[Kiranti languages|Rai]], 3.09% [[Yakkha language|Yakkha]], 2.83% [[Magar language|Magar Dhut]], 2.50% [[Tibetic languages|Bhote]] and 2.30% [[Gurung language|Gurung]] as their first language.<ref name="mothertongue">{{Cite web |title=Table 5: Mother tongue and sex |url=https://censusnepal.cbs.gov.np/results/downloads/caste-ethnicity |access-date= |website=Census Nepal 2021 |publisher=[[Central Bureau of Statistics (Nepal)|Central Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref> In 2011, 46.1% of the population spoke Nepali as their first language.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Social characteristics tables |url=https://cbs.gov.np/wp-content/upLoads/2020/07/National-Population-and-Housing-Census-2011-Caste-ethnicity-and-mother-tongue.pdf |publisher=[[Central Bureau of Statistics (Nepal)|Central Bureau of Statistics]] |access-date=2024-11-28 |archive-date=2024-09-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240923053412/https://cbs.gov.np/wp-content/upLoads/2020/07/National-Population-and-Housing-Census-2011-Caste-ethnicity-and-mother-tongue.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
== Divisions == Sankhuwasabha District is divided into the following subdivisions:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nepal: Municipal Division (Districts and Local Units) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/nepal/mun/admin/ |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" !Local Body !Nepali !Type !Population (2021) |- |[[Bhotkhola Rural Municipality|Bhotkhola]] |भोटखोला |Rural municipality |6,438 |- |[[Chainpur Municipality|Chainpur]] |चैनपुर |Municipality |26,799 |- |[[Chichila Rural Municipality|Chichila]] |चिचिला |Rural municipality |6,477 |- |[[Dharmadevi Municipality|Dharmadevi]] |धर्मदेवी |Municipality |16,053 |- |[[Khandbari Municipality|Khandbari]] |खाँदबारी |Municipality |35,565 |- |[[Madi Municipality, Sankhuwasabha|Madi]] |मादी |Municipality |13,273 |- |[[Makalu Rural Municipality|Makalu]] |मकालु |Rural municipality |13,424 |- |[[Panchkhapan Municipality|Panchkhapan]] |पाँचखपन |Municipality |16,348 |- |[[Savapokhari Rural Municipality|Savapokhari]] |सभापोखरी |Rural municipality |9,970 |- |[[Silichong Rural Municipality|Silichong]] |सिलीचोङ |Rural municipality |10,296 |}
==See also== *[[Arun River (China–Nepal)|Arun Valley]] *[[Tumlingtar Airport]] *[[Khandbari Municipality|khadbari]] *[[Panchkhapan Municipality|Panchkhapan]] *[[Chainpur Municipality|Chainpur]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{statoids|id=ynp|title=Districts of Nepal}} *{{cite web|url=http://www.sankhuwasabha.com/content/detail/754.html|publisher=Sankhuwasabha.com|title=Sankhuwasabha District|access-date=4 January 2013|archive-date=17 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517164314/http://www.sankhuwasabha.com/content/detail/754.html|url-status=dead}} {{Commons category|position=left}} {{Geographic location |Centre = Sankhuwasabha |North = {{flagicon|China}} [[Tibet]] |Northeast = |East = [[Taplejung District|Taplejung]] |Southeast = [[Tehrathum District|Tehrathum]] |South = [[Dhankuta]] |Southwest = [[Bhojpur District, Nepal|Bhojpur]] |West = [[Solukhumbu]] |Northwest = }} {{Sankhuwasabha District}} {{Districts of Nepal}} {{Authority control}}
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