Khandbari

Khandbari is the district headquarters of Sankhuwasabha District in the Kosi Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 21,789.

A road is currently under construction that will link the town with Basantapur V.D.C. in Terhathum district. Its border districts are Bhojpur, Solukhumbu, Taplejung,Terhathum and Dhankuta. The change in the political situation in the country has given much hope for the residents of the district for its rapid development. Arun III Hydropower project is one of the major subjects that really matters to the residents. About 3 km north from Khandbari lies another small bazaar known as Manebhanjyang which is really an emerging business centre. Khandbari is main route for trekking to Mount Makalu, 5th highest peak in the world.

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Sankhuwasabha District

Sankhuwasabha District(Nepali: सङ्खुवासभा जिल्ला), a part of Kosi Zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district, with Khandbari as its district headquarters, covers an area of 3,480 km² and has a population (2001) of 159,203. Indigenous ethnics Yakkhas, Rais, Limbus, and other hill castes (e.g. Chhetri, Bahuns) and ethnic groups (e.g. Newars, Sherpas) live in this district. The deepest valley of the world 'Arun Valley' lie in this district. It is also famous for cardamom farming.

Village Development Committees (VDCs) and Khandbari Municipality

Aankhibhui, Bahrabise, Bala, Baneswor, Chainpur, Chepuwa, Dhupu, Diding, Hatiya, Jaljala, Kharang, Madi Mulkharka, Madi Rambeni, Makalu, Mamling, Mangtewa, Matsya Pokhari, Mawadin, Num, Nundhaki, Pangma, Pathibhara, Pawakhola, Savapokhari, Siddhakali, Siddhapokhari, Sisuwa, Sitalpati, Syabun, Tamafok, Tamphu, Yaphu, Wana.

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