Sagarmatha Zone

Sagarmatha zone (सगरमाथा अञ्चल) is a zone in eastern Nepal. This zone includes mountain districts of the Himalayas (including Mount Everest) in the north, hill districts in the center, and valley districts of the Terai in the south. The borders of this zone are China to the north, India to the south, the Koshi Zone of Nepal to the east and the Janakpur Zone of Nepal to the west.

Sagarmatha Zone is divided into six districts:

*Khotang District
*Okhaldhunga District
*Saptari District
*Siraha District
*Solukhumbu District
*Udayapur District

The headquarters of the zone is in Rajbiraj Municipality of the Saptary District.

The main city of the Sagarmatha zone is Triyuga “Gaighat” (inner Terai). Other towns of the Sagarmatha hill area are Katari, Okhaldunga, Diktel, Salleri, Namchebajar, while Lahan, Rajbiraj, and Sirah are in the outer Terai.

Sagarmatha takes its name from the Nepalese name for Mount Everest, which is located in the very north of the zone within the Sagarmatha National Park (1148km²) in the Solu Khumbu district. Sagarmatha means on top of the world.

ee also

*Districts of Nepal
*Zones of Nepal
*Regions of Nepal