Kalimpong subdivision | |
|---|---|
Subdivision | |
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| Coordinates: 27°04′N 88°28′E / 27.06°N 88.47°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Kalimpong |
| Headquarters | Kalimpong |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali and Nepali[1][2] |
| • Additional official | English[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Website | wb |
The Kalimpong subdivision is the sole subdivision of the Kalimpong district in the state of West Bengal, India. It was initially formed as a subdivision of the Darjeeling district in 1916 under British India.[3] On 14 February 2017 the subdivision was promoted to a district, becoming an independent Kalimpong district. The subdivision has its headquarters at Kalimpong Town and consists of the hilly areas annexed from Bhutan at the end of the Anglo-Bhutanese War in 1865.
- ^ a b "Fact and Figures". www.wb.gov.in. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ Roy, Survey and Settlement of the Western Duars (2013), pp. 6, 41.