List of districts of Sikkim

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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]

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

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".
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2 NS Mangan Mangan 43,354 4,226 10 Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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3 PS Pakyong Pakyong 74,583 404 180 Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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4 SGS Soreng Soreng 64,760 293 221 Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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5 SS Namchi Namchi 146,742 750 196 Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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6 WS Gyalshing Gyalshing 136,299 1,166 117 Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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IN-SK Sikkim Gangtok 610,577 7,096 86 Script error: No such module "URL".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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