Sherpagaun Explained

Sherpagaun
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:360
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Nepal
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Nepal
Subdivision Type1:Zone
Subdivision Name1:Bagmati Zone
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Rasuwa District
Subdivision Type3:VDC
Subdivision Name3:Briddhim
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Timezone:Nepal Time
Utc Offset:+5:45

Sherpagaun (village, Nepalese) is a small hamlet from Briddhim Village development committee located in Langtang National Park in the northern part of Nepal, near Tibet and the Himalayas, about 2500 meters above sea level. The local economy is primarily agricultural farming of such staple foods as potatoes, corn, wheat, barley, and cattle farming of cows, goats, sheep, mules, and yak. The Langtang region is very popular in the tourism business. Sherpagaun is on one of the tourist routes to Langtang region, and some people in this area have opened small motels to get extra income.

There is one government funded school in the village which provides education until grade 5, but not enough students attend to allow the school to function properly. Some children have relocated to Kathmandu to become Buddhist monks, while others have sought schooling overseas in hopes of a better life and education.

Most residents of the community are Buddhist; many of their ancestors were migrants from Tibet. As tourists have started to take the route of Sherpagaun to avoid the crowd of Lama Hotel, the villagers have started to build new tea houses and homestays. Due to the newly built infrastructure and better views of the hiking trail, the path via Sherpagaun is becoming popular among trekkers to Langtang.[1]

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28.1667°N 109°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Himalayan . Masters . Langtang Valley via Sherpagaon . Langtang Valley via Sherpagaon . Himalayan Masters.