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South Sikkim

South Sikkim is a district in . It is the most industrialized district of the state.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Namchi and Jorethang.

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is the capital of South Sikkim. 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.

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

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is a relatively new tourist spot in South Sikkim. It is a small picturesque town on the highway from to Gyalshing at an elevation of 8,000 ft. is one of the few places in Sikkim which offer undisturbed views of the Greater Himalayas.

South Sikkim

Latitude of center
27.3333° or 27° 20′ north
Longitude of center
88.4167° or 88° 25′ east
Population
147,000
Elevation
2,424 metres (7,953 feet)
Abbreviation
“SDT”
Open­Street­Map ID
node 316417137
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­county
Geo­Names ID
1255681
Wiki­data ID
Q1805051
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“South Sikkim” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جنوب سيكيم”
  • Asturian: “distritu de South Sikkim”
  • Asturian: “South Sikkim (distritu)”
  • Asturian: “South Sikkim”
  • Basque: “South Sikkim barrutia”
  • Belarusian: “Паўднёвы Сыкім”
  • Bengali: “নামচি জেলা”
  • Bhojpuri: “दक्षिण सिक्किम जिला”
  • Catalan: “Districte del sud de Sikkim”
  • Cebuano: “South District”
  • Chinese: “Zuid-Sikkim”
  • Chinese: “南希欽縣”
  • Chinese: “南希钦县”
  • Chinese: “南錫金縣”
  • Chinese: “納姆吉縣”
  • Dutch: “South Sikkim”
  • Dutch: “Zuid-Sikkim”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جنوب سيكيم”
  • Finnish: “Etelä-Sikkim”
  • French: “district du Sikkim méridional”
  • French: “District du Sikkim méridional”
  • German: “Namchi”
  • German: “South Sikkim”
  • Gujarati: “દક્ષિણ સિક્કિમ જિલ્લો”
  • Hindi: “दक्षिण सिक्किम जिला”
  • Hindi: “नामची जिला”
  • Italian: “distretto del Sikkim Meridionale”
  • Italian: “Distretto del Sikkim Meridionale”
  • Japanese: “南シッキム区”
  • Kannada: “ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಸಿಕ್ಕಿಂ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ”
  • Korean: “사우스 시킴 디스트릭”
  • Malayalam: “സൗത്ത് സിക്കിം ജില്ല”
  • Marathi: “नामची जिल्हा”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Zuid-Sikkim”
  • Nepali: “दक्षिण जिल्ला”
  • Nepali: “दक्षिणी सिक्किम”
  • Nepali: “नाम्ची जिल्ला”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “South Sikkim”
  • Norwegian: “South Sikkim”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Districte de South Sikkim”
  • Persian: “بخش سیکیم جنوبی”
  • Persian: “ناحیه نامچی”
  • Portuguese: “South Sikkim district”
  • Russian: “Южный Сикким”
  • Sanskrit: “दक्षिण सिक्किम् मण्डलः”
  • Sanskrit: “दक्षिणसिक्किममण्डलम्”
  • Santali: “ᱮᱛᱚᱢ ᱥᱤᱠᱠᱤᱢ ᱦᱚᱱᱚᱛ”
  • Santali: “ᱮᱛᱚᱢ ᱥᱤᱠᱠᱤᱢ”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de Sikkim meridional”
  • Spanish: “Sikkim meridional”
  • Spanish: “Sikkim Sur”
  • Swedish: “Namchi”
  • Swedish: “South District”
  • Swedish: “South Sikkim”
  • Tamil: “தெற்கு சிக்கிம் டிஸ்ட்ரிக்ட்”
  • Tamil: “தெற்கு சிக்கிம் மாவட்டம்”
  • Tamil: “நாம்ச்சி மாவட்டம்”
  • Telugu: “దక్షిణ సిక్కిం”
  • Telugu: “నాంచి జిల్లా”
  • Ukrainian: “Південний Сіккім”
  • Urdu: “جنوبی سکم ضلع”
  • Vietnamese: “Nam Sikkim”
  • Vietnamese: “South Sikkim”
  • “दक्षिण सिक्किम जिला”

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