Chākung Reserved Forest

Chākung Reserved Forest is a forest reserve in , and has an elevation of 1,077 metres. Chākung Reserved Forest is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, West Sikkim.

School
or locally known as JNV Rothak is a boarding, co-educational school in of state in . is situated 3 km east of Chākung Reserved Forest.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nayabazar and Jorethang.

Village
is a in West Sikkim District of the Indian state of . Covering an urban area of 0.12 kilometres, it lies close to the confluence of and Rammam River some 109 kilometres by road from the state capital and 25km from . is situated 3½ km south of Chākung Reserved Forest.

is a major town in in the state of . lies on the bank of , which is a tributary of the Teesta River, on the way to from , and .

Photo: Sujay25, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the capital of . It resembles in many ways, but is considerably more quiet and local in character, spared of the flood of domestic tourists and the catering industry that comes with it.

Chākung Reserved Forest

Latitude
27.16359° or 27° 9′ 49″ north
Longitude
88.26618° or 88° 15′ 58″ east
Elevation
1,077 metres (3,533 feet)
Open location code
7MVC5778+CF
Geo­Names ID
10408487
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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Soreng Reserved Forest and Jhūm Reserved Forest.

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