Chiyo Bhanjyang () (also known as Chiwa Bhanjyang or Chiya Bhanjyang) is an international mountain pass located at

Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...

Sikkim Sikkim ( ; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in northeastern India. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, Koshi Province of Nepal in the west, and West Bengal in the ...

(India) border. It is located at elevation of above the sea level. The

Mid-Hills Highway Pushpalal Highway (NH18) (, ''Puṣpalāl Lōkamār'' is an ongoing road project in Nepal, which is thought to be long. After completion, it will be the longest national highway of Nepal. Nepal has three geographical regions from east to west, p ...

(

Pushpalal Highway Pushpalal Highway (NH18) (, ''Puṣpalāl Lōkamār'' is an ongoing road project in Nepal, which is thought to be long. After completion, it will be the longest national highway of Nepal. Nepal has three geographical regions from east to west, p ...

) starts from here and runs across the mid-hills in Nepal. Across the border, in Sikkim "Uttarey-Chiwa Bhanjyang road" starts and connects

Gangtok Gangtok (, ) is the capital and the most populous city of the Indian state of Sikkim. The seat of East Sikkim district, eponymous district, Gangtok is in the eastern Himalayas, Himalayan range, at an elevation of . The city's population of 100 ...

at 170 km of distance.

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Joint Press Statement on the Visit of the Prime Minister to NepalChiwa Bhanjyang Archives
Mountain passes of Nepal Mountain passes of India India–Nepal border crossings Geography of Nepal Mountain passes of Sikkim Mountain passes of the Himalayas {{Sikkim-geo-stub