Sagarmatha National Park
"Sagarmāthā" is a Nepali word derived from सगर् sagar meaning "sky" and माथा māthā meaning "head".
Sagarmatha National Park
Tourism to the area began in the early 1960s. In 2003, about 19,000 tourists arrived. As of 2005, about 3,500 Sherpa people lived in villages and seasonal settlements situated along the main tourist trails.