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Tsomgo Lake & Nathu La Pass
3,753 m sacred glacial lake + Indo-China trade pass.
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Sikkim
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6
Districts
18
Mandals
485
Villages
About the state
About Sikkim
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State at a glance
About Sikkim
Chief Minister
Prem Singh Tamang
SKM · Since 2019
Governor
Om Prakash Mathur
Since 2024
Capital
Gangtok
Formed
1975
51 years ago
State symbols
- State birdBlood Pheasant
- State animalRed Panda
- State flowerNoble Dendrobium
- State treeRhododendron
- Classical danceMaruni
Top crops
CardamomGingerMaizeRiceBuckwheat
Must-visit places in Sikkim
- templeRumtek Monastery
Kagyu Dharmachakra Centre — replica of Tsurphu, Tibet.
- lakeGurudongmar Lake
5,430 m sacred lake near the Tibet border in north Sikkim.
- hillPelling — Kanchenjunga views
Pemayangtse monastery + Khecheopalri wishing-lake.
- parkYumthang Valley
"Valley of Flowers" — rhododendron blooms in April.
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Sikkim has 1 Lok Sabha seats and 32 assembly seats.
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