Namche Bazaar (also Nemche Bazaar or Namche Baza; ) is a village and
Village Development Committee (Namche) in
Solukhumbu District in the
Sagarmatha Zone of north-eastern
Nepal. It is located within the
Khumbu area at at its low point, populating the sides of a hill. Most of
Sherpa are in the tourism business, specially from Namche area, Namche is the main trading center and hub for the Khumbu region with many
Nepalese officials, a police check, post and a bank. Namche is the most expensive place in Nepal, at least thrice as expensive as the capital city
Kathmandu.