Limi is a ward council of the Namkha rural municipality of the Humla district, which itself is a part of the Karnali Province.

Presently, the only way of traveling to Simikot, other than going on foot for several days, is to take a flight from Nepalgunj in the western Nepali plains.

[6] The local inhabitants of the Limi valley, called the Limey,[7] follow the Drikung Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism, and there is a small gonpa in each village.

[9] Over history and in the present times, the Limi valley community has had various kinds of close ties with the neighboring region of Tibet.

[15] Limi valley is also known for the Lapcha La pass, on the border with Tibet, from where one gets an expansive view of Lake Manasarovar and the distant Mount Kailash on a clear day.

[4][23][24] On account of its geographic remoteness and the intactness of its culturally Tibetan heritage, the Limi valley has been called 'Shangri La' by some commentators.

[27] The Indian guru Sadhguru visited Limi valley to view Kailash-Manasarovar from the Lapcha La pass in September 2021.