East Sikkim

East Sikkim is a district in . Despite being the most populated area, East Sikkim comprised of many monasteries, lakes and hidden picturesque treasures.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Gangtok and Aritar.

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is a bustling, friendly hill station, and the capital of the Himalayan state of . The name is derived from the Tibetan word for 'hillside,' and the city has a population of around 100,000 being a mixture of indigenous Sikkimese and people of Nepalese and Tibetan ancestry.

a region in East of under Rongli Sub-Division, is known for its natural and landscaped beauty. It is on the edge of the , and can be reached in about four hours' drive from via either Pakyong or Rangpo.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hanuman Tok.

Hindu temple
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is a complex which is located in the upper reaches of , the capital of the Indian state of . The temple is dedicated to lord Hanuman, and maintained by the Indian army. It was established in 1952.

East Sikkim

Latitude
27.3333° or 27° 20′ north
Longitude
88.6667° or 88° 40′ east
Population
284,000
Elevation
1,953 metres (6,407 feet)
Abbreviation
“EDT”
Open location code
7MVC8MM8+8M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 316417408
Geo­Names ID
1272129
Wiki­data ID
Q1772832
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“East Sikkim” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شرق سيكيم”
  • Asturian: “distritu d’East Sikkim”
  • Asturian: “East Sikkim (distritu)”
  • Asturian: “East Sikkim”
  • Basque: “East Sikkim barrutia”
  • Bengali: “গ্যাংটক জেলা”
  • Bengali: “পূর্ব সিকিম জেলা”
  • Bhojpuri: “पूर्वी सिक्किम जिला”
  • Cebuano: “East District”
  • Chinese: “Oost-Sikkim”
  • Chinese: “东锡金县”
  • Chinese: “東錫金縣”
  • Dutch: “East Sikkim”
  • Dutch: “Oost-Sikkim”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “شرق سيكيم”
  • Finnish: “Itä-Sikkim”
  • French: “district du Sikkim oriental”
  • French: “District du Sikkim oriental”
  • German: “East Sikkim”
  • German: “Gangtok”
  • Gujarati: “પૂર્વ સિક્કિમ જિલ્લો”
  • Hindi: “पूर्व सिक्किम जिला”
  • Italian: “distretto del Sikkim Orientale”
  • Italian: “Distretto del Sikkim Orientale”
  • Japanese: “東シッキム県”
  • Malayalam: “ഈസ്റ്റ് സിക്കിം ജില്ല”
  • Marathi: “गंगटोक जिल्हा”
  • Marathi: “पूर्व सिक्किम जिल्हा”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Oost-Sikkim”
  • Nepali: “पूर्व जिल्ला”
  • Nepali: “पूर्व सिक्किम जिल्ला”
  • Nepali: “पूर्व सिक्किम”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “East Sikkim”
  • Norwegian: “East Sikkim”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Districte d’East Sikkim”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Districte del Siquim Oriental”
  • Persian: “بخش سکم شرفی”
  • Persian: “ناحیه گانتوک”
  • Russian: “Восточный Сикким”
  • Sanskrit: “पूर्व सिक्किम् मण्डलः”
  • Sanskrit: “पूर्वसिक्किममण्डलम्”
  • Santali: “ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱝ ᱥᱤᱠᱠᱤᱢ ᱦᱚᱱᱚᱛ”
  • Slovenian: “Vzhodni Sikim”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de Sikkim Oriental”
  • Spanish: “Sikkim oriental”
  • Swedish: “East District”
  • Swedish: “East Sikkim”
  • Tamil: “கிழக்கு சிக்கிம் மாவட்டம்”
  • Ukrainian: “Східний Сіккім”
  • Urdu: “مشرقی سکم ضلع”
  • Vietnamese: “Đông Sikkim”
  • Vietnamese: “East Sikkim”
  • “पूर्वी सिक्किम जिला”

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