Mangan district

Mangan district
District of Sikkim
Kangchenjunga in Mangan district, Sikkim
Kangchenjunga in Mangan district, Sikkim
Map
Mangan district
Location in Sikkim
Coordinates: 27°31′N 88°32′E / 27.517°N 88.533°E / 27.517; 88.533
Country India
State Sikkim
HeadquartersMangan
Government
 • District Collector (DC)Mr. A B Karki [1]
Area
 • Total
4,226 km2 (1,632 sq mi)
Elevation
610 m (2,000 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
43,709
 • Density10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-SK
Vehicle registrationSK-03
Websitemangan.nic.in

North Sikkim (now officially named as Mangan District)[2] is a district of the Indian state of Sikkim. Its district headquarters is Mangan. It is the seventh least populous district in the country (out of 640).[3]

  1. ^ "District Collectors". sikkim.gov.in.
  2. ^ "thetelegraph.com".
  3. ^ "District Census Hand Book – Sikkim" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.