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 inSikkim, anIndian state, each overseen by a Central Government appointee, thedistrict collector, who is in charge of the administration of the civilian areas of the districts. TheIndian army has control of a large territory, as the state is a sensitive border area. Many areas are restricted andpermits are needed to visit them. There are a total of eight towns and nine subdivisions in Sikkim.

On December 21, 2021, theGovernment 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 calledMangan;West Sikkim district will beGyalshing,East Sikkim district will now beGangtok district andSouth Sikkim will beNamchi district.^[1] The Pakyong subdivision of East Sikkim district was carved out to formPakyong district and the Soreng subdivision was carvedout from West Sikkim district to formSoreng district.^[2]

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

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