Humla and Jumla District is a beautifull place

Humla is a very remote district of Mid-West Nepal in the north-west corner of the country bordering Tibet. It is the country’s second largest district and ranges in altitude from 1,500-7,300 meters. The district centre is Simikot (2,950m), 10 days walk from the nearest motor road in Nepal and 6-7 days walk from the road head over the Tibetan border at Sera (near Hilsa). In a composite index of development, Humla district ranked 4th from worst off.1 In recent years the area has suffered from severe food deficits and occasionally disease epidemics. Gender issues are a major

concern - in a ranking of the 75 districts of Nepal, Humla scores lowest in terms of women’s

empowerment.

Jumla district a part of Karnali zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal. The district, with Jumla as its district headquarters, covers an area of 2,531 km² and has a population (2001) of 89,427.

The origin of Nepali language is Sinja of Jumla. Therefore, the Nepali dialect "Khas Bhasa" is still spoken among the people in this region.