Yangang is a small town in
Namchi district of the
India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
n state of
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 ...
. Yangang is the projected site for the construction of a
Sikkim University campus.
Yangang is also the birthplace of the former Chief Minister of Sikkim (1994 - 2019),
Shri Pawan Kumar Chamling. The state's largest police training center is in Yangang. Yangang has a number of natural tourism resources including Mainam Hill (popularly known as Bhalay-Dhunga), Tig-Day Cho lake, Neya Khola Falls, Mahadev Than, Yangang Monastery, Gurung Monastery, Lepcha Monastery, Ramitay Bhir. Yangang will soon have projects carried out in it, such as the Ropeway to Bhalay Dhunga, Sky Walk at Bhalay Dhunga, Lepcha Heritage Center, and the Cultural Park.
Notable People
Dorjee Kazi - Former Minister
Pawan Chamling - 5th Chief Minister of Sikkim
BM Ramudamu - Former Minister
CB Karki - Former Minister
Ugen T Gyatsho - Former Minister
LB Das - Speaker, Sikkim Legislative Assembly
RN Chamling - Former MLA
Nimthit Lepcha - Former MLA
Bikash Basnet - Press Secretary to Chief Minister
References
Yangang is a small town in South Sikkim, which is slowly converging into a much happening place, an educational hub and a tourist destination with many projects up in the line.
Cities and towns in Namchi district
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