Lachen
Lachen is a town in Mangan district in the Indian state of Sikkim. The name Lachen means "big pass". The Sikkimese government promotes it as a tourist destination.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Town with 1,330 residents
- Description: town in Mangan, India
- Also known as: “Lachen, Sikkim” and “Lamteng”
Lachen
- Categories: village in India and locality
- Location: Chungthang, North Sikkim, Sikkim, Eastern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
27.7306° or 27° 43′ 50″ northLongitude
88.5495° or 88° 32′ 58″ eastPopulation
1,330Elevation
2,691 metres (8,829 feet)Open location code
7MVCPGJX+6ROpenStreetMap ID
node 342098800OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
1265361Wikidata ID
Q3215806
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