Sankhuwasabha District सङ्खुवासभा जिल्ला
District
Yangle Kharka, a place in Sankhuwasabha
Location of Sankhuwasabha in province
Coordinates: 27°06′N 86°57′E / 27.100°N 86.950°E / 27.100; 86.950 to 27°55′N 87°40′E / 27.917°N 87.667°E / 27.917; 87.667
Country	Nepal
Province	Koshi Province
Established	1962
Admin HQ.	Khandbari
Municipality	List Urban Chainpur Dharmadevi Khandbari Madi Panchkhapan Rural Bhotkhola Chichila Makalu Savapokhari Silichong
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  (2011)
• Total	158,742
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
• Households	34,615
Demographics
• Ethnic groups (2011) [1]	18%Chhetri 11%Rai 10%Tamang 6%Kulung Rai 6%Sherpa 5%Yakkha 5% Limbu 5%Gurung 34%Others
• Female ♀	53%
Human Development Index
• Income per capita (US dollars)	$1,193
• Poverty rate	21%
• Literacy	69%
• 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.gov.np

Sankhuwasabha District (Nepali: सङ्खुवासभा जिल्ला Listen^ⓘ) 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.

Geography and climate

The 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.

Demographics

At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, Sankhuwasabha District had a population of 158,742.

As their first language, 46.1% spoke Nepali, 8.8% Tamang, 8.0% Sherpa, 6.6% Kulung, 5.0% Limbu, 4.3% Yakkha, 3.2% Yamphu, 2.9% Gurung, 2.3% Magar, 2.2% Rai, 1.9% Newar, 1.8% Lohorung, 1.6% Mewahang, 1.1% Khaling, 0.9% Chamling, 0.6% Thulung, 0.4% Lhomi, 0.3% Maithili, 0.2% Bantawa, 0.2% Nachhiring, 0.1% Bahing, 0.1% Bhujel, 0.1% Dumi, 0.1% Jerung, 0.1% Koi, 0.1% Sampang, 0.1% Sindhi and 0.5% other languages.^[5]

Ethnicity/caste: 18.3% were Chhetri, 10.7% Rai, 10.5% Tamang, 6.2% Kulung, 5.8% Sherpa, 5.5% Limbu, 5.4% Gurung, 5.3% Hill Brahmin, 4.8% Kami, 4.7% Newar, 4.5% Yakkha, 3.3% Magar, 2.7% Yamphu, 2.2% Bhote, 2.2% Damai/Dholi, 1.4% Mewahang Bala, 1.3% Sarki, 0.7% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.6% Kumal, 0.6% Lohorung, 0.5% Gharti/Bhujel, 0.5% Lhomi, 0.4% Thulung, 0.3% Khaling, 0.2% Chamling, 0.1% Kayastha, 0.1% Majhi, 0.1% Marwadi, 0.1% Nachhiring, 0.1% Thakuri and 0.5% others.^[6]

Religion: 42.7% were Hindu, 28.8% Kirati, 26.6% Buddhist, 1.5% Christian, 0.1% Prakriti and 0.3% others.^[8]

Literacy: 69.3% could read and write, 2.8% could only read, and 27.8% could neither read nor write.^[9]

Divisions

Sankhuwasabha District is divided into the following subdivisions:^[10]