List of districts of Sikkim

Districts of 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;

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.

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]

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