Yangang | |
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  Yangang Location in Sikkim, India Show map of Sikkim Yangang Yangang (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:27°18′N88°26′E / 27.300°N 88.433°E /27.300; 88.433 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Sikkim |
| District | Namchi |
| Demonym(s) | Lepcha, Bhuita, Nepali |
| Languages | |
| • Official | English,Nepali,Bhutia,Lepcha,Limbu,Newari,Rai,Gurung, Mangar,Sherpa,Tamang andSunwar |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | SK |
Yangang is a small town inNamchi district of theIndian state ofSikkim. Yangang is the projected site for the construction of aSikkim University campus.[1] 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 AssemblyRN Chamling - Former MLA Nimthit Lepcha - Former MLA Bikash Basnet - Press Secretary to Chief Minister
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.
