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The main occupation of the people Do You Know
living in the mountain region
is animal husbandry. Tourism,
mainly as guides and porters.
The Sherpas are famous for Apa Sherpa climbed Mt.
mountaineering. Yaks and sheeps Everest for 21 times as
are reared for meat, milk, wool, per the record of Eco
skin as well as transportation. Everest Expedition 2011.
Due to rocky mountains, unfertile He is also known by his
soil and extremely cold climate nick name “super Sherpa”.
agriculture is very poor. Only a few
crops in the foothills of Himalayan
crops like buckwheat, barley, millet and potato are grown. The staple food of the
people of mountain region is dhindo and potato. Some of the areas in this region is
rich in medicinal herbs like Cordyceps (Yarsagumba), Paanch aunle, etc.

The Hilly Region

This region lies in between the Mountain region and the Terai region. The Hilly region
occupied 68% of the total land area. It has different topography. Such as valleys,
hill, tars and basins. The human settlements are unevenly distributed according to
the landforms. The population is dense in valleys and the southern slopes where the
land is more fertile and infrastructural facilities are available. The ethnic groups are
living in clustered houses. The major inhabitant of this region is the Brahmins, the
Chhetris, the Magars, the Rais, the Limbus, the Newars, the Tamangs, etc. The land
is little fertile to do agriculture. The valleys, tars and river basins, have been used
to do agriculture. Crops like maize, paddy, wheat, millet, are producing in different
landforms of this region. Animal husbandry is practiced in mostly in the northern
part of this region. The cash crops like ginger, tea, cardamom, etc. Some people are
engaged in trade and business also. People mainly from Rai, Gurung, Limbu and
Magar communities have joined Indian and British army. Youths of this region are
engaged in foreign employment too and some are government employees.

The Terai Region

The Terai region has occupied about 17% of the total land area of the country. It has
very fertile land with irrigation facilities and other infrastructures of development.

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