There are 6 districts in

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 ...

, an

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n state, each overseen by a Central Government appointee, the

district collector The district magistrate, also known as the district collector or deputy commissioner, is a career civil servant who serves as the executive head of a district's administration in India. The specific name depends on the state or union territo ...

, who is in charge of the administration of the civilian areas of the districts. The

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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.

History

On December 21, 2021, the

Government of Sikkim The Government of Sikkim also known as Sikkim Government or State Government of Sikkim, is the administrative executive authority of the Indian state of Sikkim and its Districts of Sikkim, 6 districts, created by the Constitution of India, Natio ...

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 Gyalshing District or Geyzing District is a list of Indian districts, district of the Indian state of Sikkim. Its headquarter is Geyzing, also known as Gyalshing. The district is a favourite among trekkers due to the high elevations. Other impor ...

will be

Gyalshing Gyalshing (also Geyzing, ) is a city, located in Gyalshing district, in the Indian state of Sikkim. It is administrative headquarter of district. The town is connected to the capital Gangtok by a metalled road. Geyzing is also connected to the ...

, East Sikkim district will now be Gangtok district and South Sikkim will be Namchi district. 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 Soreng district is a district in the Indian state of Sikkim, administered from Soreng. Soreng District was officially created from Gyalshing District (then West Sikkim) in December 2021 by ''The Sikkim (re-Organization of District) Act, 2021'', ...

Districts

The six districts are:

References

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Districts A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...