List of districts of Sikkim

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Districts of Sikkim
Sikkim location map.svg
Districts of Sikkim
CategoryDistricts
Location Sikkim
Number6 districts
Populations Mangan – 43,354 (lowest); Gangtok – 281,293 (highest)
Areas Soreng – 293 km2 (113 sq mi) (smallest); Mangan – 4,226 km2 (1,632 sq mi) (largest)
Government

There are 6 districts in Sikkim, an Indian state, each overseen by a Central Government appointee, the district collector, who is in charge of the administration of the civilian areas of the districts. The Indian army has control of a large territory, as the state is a sensitive border area. Many areas are restricted and permits are needed to visit them. There are a total of eight towns and nine subdivisions in Sikkim.

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History

On 21 December 2021, the Government of Sikkim announced the formation of 2 new districts as well as the renaming of the existing 4 districts. North Sikkim district will now be called Mangan; West Sikkim district will be Gyalshing, East Sikkim district will now be Gangtok district and South Sikkim will be Namchi district. [1] The Pakyong subdivision of East Sikkim district was carved out to form Pakyong district and the Soreng subdivision was carvedout from West Sikkim district to form Soreng district. [2]

Khangchendzonga National Park is located in Mangan district A scene from Kanchendzonga National Park, Sikkim (3).jpg
Khangchendzonga National Park is located in Mangan district

Districts

The six districts are:

#
Code [3]
District [4]
Headquarters
Population
(2011)
Area
(km2)
Density
(/km2)
[4]
Official Website
Map
1ES Gangtok Gangtok 281,293954295 gangtokdistrict.nic.in
Gangtok in Sikkim (India).svg
2NS Mangan Mangan 43,3544,22610 mangan.nic.in
Mangan in Sikkim (India).svg
3PS Pakyong Pakyong 74,583404180 pakyongdistrict.nic.in
Pakyong in Sikkim (India).svg
4SGS Soreng Soreng 64,760293221 soreng.nic.in
Soreng in Sikkim (India).svg
5SS Namchi Namchi 146,742750196 namchi.nic.in
Namchi in Sikkim (India).svg
6WS Gyalshing Gyalshing 136,2991,166117 gyalshing.nic.in
Gyalshing in Sikkim (India).svg
IN-SK Sikkim Gangtok 610,5777,09686 sikkim.nic.in
Sikkim location map.svg

References

  1. "Sikkim gets two new districts, rejigs others" . Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  2. "Sikkim to carve out Pakyong, Soreng districts". The Statesman. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  3. "NIC Policy on format of e-mail Address: Appendix (2): Districts Abbreviations as per ISO 3166–2" (PDF). Ministry Of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India. 12 February 2018. pp. 5–10. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Indian Districts by Population, Growth Rate, Sex Ratio 2011 Census". 2011 census of India . Retrieved 27 December 2012.