Sagarmāthā Zone (, ''"Sagarmāthā Anchal"'') was one of the fourteen
zones of
Nepal
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until the restructuring of zones into
provinces. The headquarters of Sagarmatha is Rajbiraj. ''Sagarmāthā'' is a
Nepali word which as per some sources, is derived from सगर (''"sagar"'', sky) and माथा (''"māthā"'', head).
It includes mountain districts of the
Himalayas
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(including the
world's highest peak Mount Everest) in the north, hill districts in the center, and
valley districts of the
Terai in the south. It is bordered by China to the north, India to the south, the
Kosi Zone to the east and the
Janakpur Zone to the west.
Administrative subdivisions
Sagarmāthā was divided into six districts; since 2015 the four northern districts have been redesignated as part of
Province No. 1, while the two southernmost districts have been resigned as part of
Province No. 2.
The main city of the Sagarmāthā Zone was
Rajbiraj which was also the headquarters. Other towns of the Sagarmāthā hill area were
Katari,
Okhaldhunga,
Diktel,
Salleri and
Namche Bazaar; while
Kathauna,
Lahan,
Fatepur,
Rajbiraj and
Siraha are in the outer Terai.
Triyuga is an emerging city in the zone.
Name origin
Sagarmāthā Zone took its name from "
Sagarmāthā" which is the
Nepalese name for
Mount Everest (Sagarmāthā), which is located in the very north of the zone within the
Sagarmatha National Park (1,148 km
2) in the
Solu Khumbu district of
Nepal
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.
Sagarmāthā means "the Head in the Great Blue Sky"
[Exceed English Series 1, New Edition (2006), p. 48.] derived from सगर (sagar) meaning "sky" and माथा (māthā) meaning "head" in the
Nepali Language
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.
See also
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Province No. 1
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Development Regions of Nepal
Prior to the promulgation of a new Constitution of Nepal, constitution in 2015 after an earthquake, Nepal was divided into five development regions (), 14 administrative List of zones of Nepal, zones () and 77 List of districts of Nepal, distr ...
(Former)
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List of zones of Nepal
Until the establishment of seven new Provinces of Nepal, provinces in 2015, Nepal was divided into 14 administrative zones (Nepali language, Nepali: अञ्चल; ''anchal'') and 77 List of districts of Nepal, districts (Nepali language, Nep ...
(Former)
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List of districts of Nepal
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Sagarmatha National Park
References
Zones of Nepal
2015 disestablishments in Nepal
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