Mangan heads North Sikkim, the district of 4,226 square kilometres and four subdivisions

Background

North Sikkim, with Mangan as its district headquarters, is part of the State administration that the Governor sworn in at Gangtok this month presides over. The district administration records that North Sikkim district administers 4,226 square kilometres of areas, making it the largest of the State's districts by area. In 2011, North Sikkim had population of 43,709, of which male and female were 24,730 and 18,979 respectively. The district is divided in four subdivisions named Mangan, Dzongu, Kabi and Chungthang. The headquarters town sits about 2,000 feet, or 610 metres, above sea level. The district administration records Kanchenjunga as the highest peak at over 8,000 metres, on the eastern border with Nepal, and notes numerous waterfalls astride the main road.