List of districts of Sikkim

There are 6 districts in Sikkim, an Indian state, each overseen by a Central Government appointee, the district collector, who is in charge of the administration of the civilian areas of the districts. The Indian army has control of a large territory, as the state is a sensitive border area. Many areas are restricted and permits are needed to visit them. There are a total of eight towns and nine subdivisions in Sikkim.

Districts of Sikkim
Districts of Sikkim
Category	Districts
Location	Sikkim
Number	6 districts
Populations	Mangan – 43,354 (lowest); Gangtok – 281,293 (highest)
Areas	Soreng – 293 km2 (113 sq mi) (smallest); Mangan – 4,226 km2 (1,632 sq mi) (largest)
Government	Government of Sikkim

History

On December 21, 2021, the Government of Sikkim announced the formation of 2 new districts as well as the renaming of the existing 4 districts. North Sikkim district will now be called Mangan; West Sikkim district will be Gyalshing, East Sikkim district will now be Gangtok district and South Sikkim will be Namchi district.^[1] The Pakyong subdivision of East Sikkim district was carved out to form Pakyong district and the Soreng subdivision was carvedout from West Sikkim district to form Soreng district.^[2]

Khangchendzonga National Park is located in Mangan district

Districts

The six districts are:

#	Code[3]	District[4]	Headquarters	Population (2011)	Area (km2)	Density (/km2)[4]	Official Website	Map
1	ES	Gangtok	Gangtok	281,293	954	295	gangtokdistrict.nic.in
2	NS	Mangan	Mangan	43,354	4,226	10	mangan.nic.in
3	PS	Pakyong	Pakyong	74,583	404	180	pakyongdistrict.nic.in
4	SGS	Soreng	Soreng	64,760	293	221	soreng.nic.in
5	SS	Namchi	Namchi	146,742	750	196	namchi.nic.in
6	WS	Gyalshing	Gyalshing	136,299	1,166	117	gyalshing.nic.in
	IN-SK	Sikkim	Gangtok	610,577	7,096	86	sikkim.nic.in

References

1. "Sikkim gets two new districts, rejigs others". Retrieved 22 December 2021.
2. Service, Statesman News (22 December 2021). "Sikkim to carve out Pakyong, Soreng districts". The Statesman. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
3. "NIC Policy on format of e-mail Address: Appendix (2): Districts Abbreviations as per ISO 3166–2" (PDF). Ministry Of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India. 12 February 2018. pp. 5–10. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
4. "Indian Districts by Population, Growth Rate, Sex Ratio 2011 Census". 2011 census of India. Retrieved 27 December 2012.