List of districts of Sikkim
Template:Short description Template:Use Indian English Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template other 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.
History
On December 21, 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]
Districts
The six districts are:
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| 1 | ES | Gangtok | Gangtok | 281,293 | 954 | 295 | Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 2 | NS | Mangan | Mangan | 43,354 | 4,226 | 10 | Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 3 | PS | Pakyong | Pakyong | 74,583 | 404 | 180 | Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 4 | SGS | Soreng | Soreng | 64,760 | 293 | 221 | Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 5 | SS | Namchi | Namchi | 146,742 | 750 | 196 | Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 6 | WS | Gyalshing | Gyalshing | 136,299 | 1,166 | 117 | Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| IN-SK | Sikkim | Gangtok | 610,577 | 7,096 | 86 | Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
References
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