Sagarmatha

Sagarmatha is one of the 14 zone that lies in Nepal. It is named after Sagarmatha or Mt Everest in Nepali. It lies in Eastern Development Region. Sagarmatha zone is one of the developing zone of Nepal. Sagarmatha zone contain all three geographical region which are Mountain Region, Hilly Region and Terai Region. The highest mountain of the world Mt Everest falls on this zone. Rajbiraj is the headquarters of this zone. Sagarmatha zone consist of six district which are Khotang, Okhaldhunga, Saptari, Siraha, Solukhumbu and Udayapur. Its neighbouring zones are Koshi and Janakpur. The main inhabitants of this zone are sherpa while people from other caste like Brahmins, Gurung, Newar, Tamang etc too live here. The main occupation of this zone is Agriculture and Tourism while Trade and Animal Husbandry, Business are side occupation of this zone. The climate of this zone is hot, dry, cold and rainy. Sagarmatha National Park, Mt Everest etc are one of the important tourist area of this zone.