Sagarmatha Zone

Former Administrative Zone of Nepal

Area of Sagarmatha Zone	10,737.7 km²
Population	2.1 million
Male Population	1,004,694 (48%)
Female Population	1,087,636 (52%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	-59.1%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	-7%
Median Age	20.9 years
Male Median Age	19.6 years
Female Median Age	22.1 years
Timezone	Nepal Time

Map of Sagarmatha Zone

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	5,116,080	3,074,867	2,249,001	2,092,332
Population Density	476.5 / km²	286.4 / km²	209.4 / km²	194.9 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population change from 2000 to 2015

Decrease of 7% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Sagarmatha Zone	-59.1%	-32%	-7%
Nepal	+115%	+52%	+20.2%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Median Age

Median Age: 20.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Male)	Median Age (Female)
Sagarmatha Zone	20.9 years	19.6 years	22.1 years
Nepal	21.5 years	20.4 years	22.6 years

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Population By Age and Gender

Sagarmatha Zone Population Tree

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	110,126	106,096	216,222
5-9	143,331	139,100	282,432
10-14	147,332	144,337	291,669
15-19	110,437	114,928	225,366
20-24	68,009	94,506	162,516
25-29	61,701	86,903	148,604
30-34	52,946	74,234	127,181
35-39	57,010	68,857	125,867
40-44	52,043	59,249	111,292
45-49	48,304	50,051	98,355
50-54	42,420	41,656	84,077
55-59	37,321	35,329	72,650
60-64	32,475	32,988	65,463
65-69	23,980	23,118	47,099
70-74	17,201	16,228	33,430
75-79	27	25	53
80-84	17	17	34
85 Plus	15	15	30

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Population Density

Population Density: 194.9 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Sagarmatha Zone	2.1 million	10,737.7 km²	194.9 / km²
Nepal	28.6 million	147,655.4 km²	193.4 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Top Districts in Sagarmatha Zone

Districts in Sagarmatha Zone

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Khotang District	1,589.3 km²	193,131	314.7 / mi²
Okhaldhunga District	1,076.3 km²	127,697	307.3 / mi²
Saptari District	1,281.6 km²	622,369	1,257 / mi²
Siraha District	1,139.7 km²	796,596	1,810 / mi²
Solukhumbu District	3,354.2 km²	50,494	39.0 / mi²
Udayapur District	2,296.7 km²	302,048	340.6 / mi²

Other Zones in Nepal

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Bagmati Zone	9,418.4 km²	4.9 million	1,350 / mi²
Bheri Zone	10,072.4 km²	1.6 million	414.1 / mi²
Dhaulagiri Zone	8,226.7 km²	456,830	143.8 / mi²
Gandaki Zone	12,324 km²	1.4 million	297.8 / mi²
Janakpur Zone	9,648 km²	2.8 million	747.8 / mi²
Karnali Zone	21,378.5 km²	327,909	39.7 / mi²
Kosi Zone	9,584.9 km²	3.1 million	826.2 / mi²
Lumbini Zone	8,919.1 km²	2.8 million	824.2 / mi²
Mahakali Zone	6,948.3 km²	1.3 million	471.1 / mi²
Mechi Zone	8,163.4 km²	1.4 million	436.8 / mi²
Narayani Zone	8,400.6 km²	3.3 million	1,025 / mi²
Rapti Zone	11,039.3 km²	1.4 million	331.9 / mi²
Seti Zone	12,795 km²	1.7 million	334.4 / mi²

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