Gangtok District | |
|---|---|
   Changu Lake, view of Gangtok, Nathang Valley, Sikkim | |
 Gangtok district Location in Sikkim | |
| Coordinates: 27°19′N 88°36′E / 27.317°N 88.600°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Sikkim |
| Headquarters | Gangtok |
| Government | |
| • District magistrate | Tushar Gajanan Nikhare[1] |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Sikkim Constituency |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 964 km2 (372 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 610 m (2,000 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 283,583 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (760/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-SK |
| Vehicle registration | SK-01, SK-08 |
| Major Highways | |
| Largest Stadium | Paljor Stadium, Gangtok |
| Website | gangtokdistrict |
Gangtok District[2] is an administrative district of the Indian state of Sikkim. It was renamed in 2021 as a result of administrative reorganisation of the state, which also saw three subdivisions of the East Sikkim district spawned off as a separate Pakyong district.[3]
The headquarters of the Gangtok district is Gangtok, which is also the state capital. Gangtok is the hub of all administrative activity in the state. The district is bounded by the Pakyong district in the south and southeast, Bhutan in the east, the People's Republic of China in the northeast, Mangan District in the north and Namchi District in the west.
The civilian region is administered by a district collector, appointed by the state government. A major general is assigned to administer military forces in the district. As of 2011 it is the most populous of the six districts of Sikkim.[4]
- ^ "District Collectors". sikkim.gov.in.
- ^ "Sikkim Assembly passes bill to create two more districts". The Telegraph (Kolkata). 10 December 2021.
- ^ "3 sub-divisions of East Sikkim to form Sikkim's newest district Pakyong". Eastmojo. 21 June 2021.
- ^ "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.