SagarmÃÂthàZone (, "SagarmÃÂthàAnchal") was one of the fourteen zones of Nepal until the restructuring of zones into provinces. The headquarters of Sagarmatha is Rajbiraj. SagarmÃÂthàis a Nepali word which as per some sources, is derived from à ¤¸à ¤Âà ¤° ("sagar", sky) and à ¤®à ¤¾à ¤¥à ¤¾ ("mÃÂthÃÂ", head).
It includes mountain districts of the Himalayas (including the world's highest peak Mount Everest) in the north, hill districts in the center, and valley districts of the Terai in the south. It is bordered by China to the north, India to the south, the Kosi Zone to the east and the Janakpur Zone to the west.
SagarmÃÂthÃÂ was divided into six districts; since 2015 the four northern districts have been redesignated as part of Province No. 1, while the two southernmost districts have been resigned as part of Province No. 2.
The main city of the SagarmÃÂthÃÂ Zone was Rajbiraj which was also the headquarters. Other towns of the SagarmÃÂthÃÂ hill area were Katari, Okhaldhunga, Diktel, Salleri and Namche Bazaar; while Kathauna, Lahan, Fatepur, Rajbiraj and Siraha are in the outer Terai. Triyuga is an emerging city in the zone.
SagarmÃÂthÃÂ Zone took its name from "SagarmÃÂthÃÂ" which is the Nepalese name for Mount Everest (SagarmÃÂthÃÂ), which is located in the very north of the zone within the Sagarmatha National Park (1,148 km<sup>2</sup>) in the Solu Khumbu district of Nepal.
SagarmÃÂthàmeans "the Head in the Great Blue Sky" derived from à ¤¸à ¤Âà ¤° (sagar) meaning "sky" and à ¤®à ¤¾à ¤¥à ¤¾ (mÃÂthÃÂ) meaning "head" in the Nepali Language.