Khumbu (also known as theEverest Region)[1] is a region of northeasternNepal on the Nepalese side ofMount Everest. It is part of theSolukhumbu District, which in turn is part ofKoshi Pradesh.[2] Khumbu is one of three subregions of the main kiratRai (Khambu) andSherpa settlement of theHimalaya, the other two being Solu andPharak. It includes the town ofNamche Bazaar as well as the villages ofThame,Khumjung,Pangboche,Pheriche andKunde. The famousBuddhistmonastery atTengboche is also located in Khumbu.[3]
Khumbu's elevation ranges from 3,300 metres (11,000 feet) to the 8,848.86 m (29,032 ft) summit of Mount Everest, the highest place on Earth.[4] In total, Khumbu region has the population of 3,456 people with 912 houses (As per population census of 2011). Also, there are 347 registered hotel and tea houses in 13 villages of Khumbu.[5] The Khumbu region includes bothSagarmatha National Park (aboveMonju) and the Sagarmatha National Park Buffer Zone, betweenLukla and Monju.[2]
Khumbu is a glacier believed to be the result of the last great Ice Age, ~500,000 years ago.
Lonely Planet ranked Khumbu region as the sixth best region in the world to travel.[6]
Sherpa clans in Khumbu Region are Salakha, Murminso, Thaktok, Garza, Lhakshindo, Chusherwa or Ngonba , Luakpa or Chawa, Sakhya, Shyango
Khumbu travel guide from Wikivoyage