Sankhuwasabha District

Sankhuwasabha District is in Province No. 1 in 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. Newly registered municipalities in this district are Chainpur, Madi, Dharmadevi and Panch Khapan.Bordering districts are Bhojpur, Terhathum and Dhankuta in Koshi Zone; Solukhumbu in Sagarmatha Zone; and Taplejung in Mechi Zone. Tingri County of Shigatse Prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China borders to the north.Indigenous janajati ethnics are Limbu, Yakkha, Lohorung, Bahing, Kulung, Rai, Gurung, and other hill castes (e.g. Chhetri, Bahun) and ethnic groups (e.g. Newar, Sherpa) live in this district. Kumals are concentrated in Tumlingtar.