Taplejung District

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Taplejung District is a remote mountainous district in northeastern Nepal, known for encompassing part of the Kangchenjunga massif and its surrounding high Himalayan landscapes.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Taplejung District canonical 9
Taplejung 1
Taplejung District Coordination Committee 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf district of Nepal
administrativeHeadquarters Phungling
airportServes Phungling
bordersCountry China
India
bordersDistrict Panchthar District
Sankhuwasabha District
Tehrathum District
bordersRegion Sikkim
Tibet Autonomous Region
climate alpine
temperate in lower valleys
contains Kangchenjunga Conservation Area
Taplejung Municipality
linked to: Taplejung District

part of Kangchenjunga massif
containsProtectedArea Kangchenjunga Conservation Area
country Nepal
governingBody Taplejung District Coordination Committee
linked to: Taplejung District
hasAirport Taplejung Airport
hasRiver Kabeli Khola
Mewa Khola
Tamur River
hasTouristAttraction Kangchenjunga Base Camp trekking route
Pathibhara Devi Temple
highestPoint Kangchenjunga
knownFor high Himalayan landscapes
remote location
trekking routes
locatedIn Himalayan region of Nepal
linked to: Himalayan region

Province No. 1
eastern Nepal
locatedInMountainRange Himalayas
majorEthnicGroups Limbu
Rai
Sherpa
linked to: Sherpa people

Tamang
majorLanguages Limbu
Nepali
Sherpa
linked to: Sherpa people
partOf Eastern Development Region of Nepal (former)
linked to: eastern Nepal

Koshi Province
religion Buddhism
Hinduism
subdivisionType district
terrain mountainous
timeZone Nepal Time
utcOffset +5:45

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Taplejung District contains Taplejung Municipality
linked to: Taplejung District
Taplejung District governingBody Taplejung District Coordination Committee
linked to: Taplejung District
Ghunsa locatedIn Taplejung District
Province No. 1, Nepal containsDistrict Taplejung District
Sankhuwasabha District borders Taplejung District
Kangbachen locatedInRegion Taplejung District
Kangbachen primaryAccessTown Taplejung
linked to: Taplejung District
Limbu people notableDistrictInNepal Taplejung District
Limbu notableRegion Taplejung District
Province No. 1 containsDistrict Taplejung District
Tamur River flowsThrough Taplejung District