Gyalshing district

Gyalshing district
District
Geyzing district
Ruins
Rabdentse Palace in Rabdentse in Gyalshing district, Sikkim
Location in Sikkim
Location in Sikkim
Coordinates: 27°17′N 88°15′E / 27.283°N 88.250°E / 27.283; 88.250
Country India
State Sikkim
HeadquartersGyalshing or Geyzing
Government
 • District Collector (DC)Smt Yishey D. Yongda [1]
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total71,675
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-SK
Vehicle registrationSK-02, SK-06
Websitegyalshing.nic.in

Gyalshing District or Geyzing District[3] is a district of the Indian state of Sikkim. Its headquarter is Geyzing, also known as Gyalshing. The district is a favourite with trekkers due to the high elevations. Other important towns include Pelling and Yuksom. Local people also call it as Pallo-Sikkim and Sano-Sikkim commonly.

  1. ^ "District Collectors". sikkim.gov.in. Archived from the original on 3 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference districtcensus was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "thetelegraph.com". Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2021.