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Sagarmāthā 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.
Sagarmāthā Zone is divided into six districts:
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Sagarmāthā 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.
Sagarmāthā Zone is divided into six districts:
The headquarters of the zone is in Rajbiraj Municipality of the Saptary District.
The main city of the Sagarmāthā zone is Rajbiraj also the headquarter. Other towns of the Sagarmāthā hill area are Katari, Okhaldunga, Diktel, Salleri, Namchebajar, while Lahan, Rajbiraj, and Sirah are in the outer Terai.
Sagarmāthā 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 (1148 km²) in the Solu Khumbu district. Sagarmāthā means "on top of the world".
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