Solukhumbu District
The Everest district: Sherpa settlements, Sagarmatha National Park and the trekking network leading through Namche and Tengboche toward the world's highest peaks.
Province: Koshi Province.
Headquarters: Salleri (Solududhkunda).
Area: 3312 square kilometres.
Population: 104851 (National Population and Housing Census 2021).
Population density: 31.7 people per square kilometre.
Geographic class: Mountain.
Landscape: High Himalaya and Khumbu.
Known for: Mount Everest, Sagarmatha National Park, Khumbu.
Namche Bazaar
The principal trekking hub of the Khumbu and a common acclimatization stop for higher routes.
Tengboche
A major monastery settlement on the classic Everest trail with expansive Himalayan views.
Sagarmatha National Park
The protected high-mountain landscape contains many of the district's best-known trekking routes and settlements.
Everest Base Camp route
The district contains the classic approach through the Khumbu toward Everest Base Camp and the Khumbu Glacier.