Namche Bazaar is a village and Village Development Committee in Solukhumbu District in the Sagarmatha Zone of north-eastern Nepal. It is located within the Khumbu area at 3,440 metres at its low point, populating the sides of a hill. Namche is the main trading center and tourist hub for the Khumbu region with many Nepalese officials, a police check, post and a bank.At the time of the 2001 Nepal census, it had a population of 1647 people residing in 397 individual households.Immediately west of Namche is Kongde Ri at 6,187 metres and to the east is Thamserku at 6,623 metres.On a hill overlooking Namche Bazaar is the Syangboche Airport. It is no longer used for passenger flights. Russian helicopters make occasional cargo flights.Namche Bazaar is popular with trekkers in the Khumbu region, especially for altitude acclimatization, and is the gateway to the high Himalaya. The town has a number of lodgings and stores catering to the needs of visitors as well as a number of internet cafés, making it one of the few places in the region where trekkers can access the Internet.On Saturday mornings, a weekly market is held in the center of the village. There may also be a daily Tibetan market where clothing and cheap Chinese consumer goods tend to be the main articles for sale.
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