Jiri is located in Dolakha district at an altitude of 1905m from the sea level. Surrounded on all sides by beautiful forests and hills where heavy snow falls in winter, Jiri has beauty to attract anyone! To the North and South, Cherdung andTame hills lies where snow falls most of the time of year. Jiri Khola flows through the mid of the valley is the main river. Jiri Village Development Committee (VDC) is divided into 9 wards.

•Jiri- meaningAccording to some local people who have done research on Jiri, Ji - means dense (black) and Ri - means Jungle in Jirel language. Many aged people who have been living in Jiri for many years also agree with the above view. According to them, there was a thick forest where many wild faunas including tiger used to remain. This doesn’t mean there is no forest and tigers these days in Jiri but of course, their level has been reduced by certain level.

•Jirels
Jirels are the main residential people of Jiri. It should be clear here that Jiri is not so called since Jirel people live in Jiri as first time they hear.

Besides, people of Brahman, Kshetri, Sherpa, Newar, Tamang castes also live in Jiri in good harmony among one another.

•• Naturally Jiri

Natural beauty of Jiri can’t be described in words. Those beautiful forests, snow covered hills, green grassland, famous Jiri technical Institute (JTS), fresh air, eye-catching landscape are few to mention that makes Jiri second Switzerland in the world. I haven’t felt myself but heard from some people that many diseases will be automatically healed after visiting Jiri. This shows how much people like Jiri. Average temperature here ranges from 10 to 25 degree Celsius but sometime in the winter, temperature decreases down to -5 or -10 degree Celsius. Almost all places of Jiri receive snow falls at least once a year necessarily.

•Jiri as tourism spot

For its wonderful natural beauty, Jiri is developing as one of the main tourists destinations in Nepal at a fast rate. Many tourists go to Mt. Everest area via Jiri. Famous mountaineers Tenzing Norgay Sherpa of Nepal and late Sir Edmund Hillary of New Zealand who climbed Mt. Everest for the first time in the world made their way to the Everest through Jiri. Therefore, Jiri is also called Gateway to Mt. Everest.

• Accessibility:
There is bus, microbus service from Kathmandu that takes 6-8 hours to travel 184 km road. Jiri was connected to Kathmandu more than 20 years ago by Kathmandu- Jiri highway. Though there was direct Kathmandu to Jiri flight service in past, it is postponed nowadays.

• Hotels and Lodges:
Many hotels and lodges in and around Jiri Bazaar provide various facilities for different people according to their own choice.

•Education in Jiri

Though literacy rate of Nepal is quite low, people of Jiri are lucky enough that they have access to education which is not in the case of many people of Nepal. Jiri Higher Secondary School (JHSS) that is the oldest educational institution in Jiri was established almost more than fifty years ago. There are two other secondary school and at least one or in some even more than one primary school in every ward. It is true however that the quality of education provided may be low due to less efficient teachers, lack of required educational materials.

For those who aren’t able to attend school and illiterate people, special courses are taught. Therefore, roughly more than 85% people of Jiri are literate.

•Health status

Jiri Hospital is the second main hospital in Dolakha district located at the heart of Jiri valley. In addition, at least five health posts and a private project called Jiri Helminthes Project provide health service to the people of Jiri and its surrounding VDCs. Developed with special attention, Jiri has potential to be one of the top visiting places of Nepal.

Dolakha - Charikot

Dolakha offers an astonishing topographical variation for trekking. Trekking in Dolakha entails walking up and down the hills numerously. The most favorable and interesting places for trekking in Dolakha are Jiri, Sailung, Kalinchok, Beding, Bigu, Na Gaun, Tashi Lapsa Pass, Rolwaling Range, Lamabagar, Simigaon and Lapchi.

Trekking in Dolakha Region provides a wide range of wilderness, religious practices, architecture, lifestyles and cultural encounters. As one can trek at relatively low elevations also (generally below 3000m), it poses no problems in acclimatization to altitude.. However, selection of treks in Dolakha varies from short gentle hikes through terraced foothills to lengthy expeditions to the Mt. Gauri Shankar of the Rolwaling Range. One can choose the area of trek based on personal interest and fitness.