Chharchung | |
Native Name: | छर्चुङ |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Nepal |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nepal |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Nepal |
Subdivision Type1: | Zone |
Subdivision Name1: | Sagarmatha Zone |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Solukhumbu District |
Subdivision Type3: | VDC |
Subdivision Name3: | Khumjung |
Population As Of: | 1991 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Timezone: | Nepal Time |
Utc Offset: | +5:45 |
Coordinates: | 27.9239°N 86.7233°W |
Chharchung is a small village in Solukhumbu District in the Himalayas of Nepal. It lies to the southeast of the Gokyo Lakes and Gokyo village and north of Khumjung.[1] The village is located at an altitude of, making it one of the highest settlements in Nepal and in the world. The village is best viewed on Google Earth at 27.9239°N 86.7233°W which reveals areas under cultivation,[2] suggesting a permanent settlement. It is not a known village along the hiking route to Gokyo, lying across the valley.