List of districts 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 21 December 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. 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.

Districts

The six districts are:


1	ES	Gangtok	Gangtok	281,293	954	295
2	NS	Mangan	Mangan	43,354	4,226	10
3	PS	Pakyong	Pakyong	74,583	404	180
4	SGS	Soreng	Soreng	64,760	293	221
5	SS	Namchi	Namchi	146,742	750	196
6	WS	Gyalshing	Gyalshing	136,299	1,166	117
	IN-SK	Sikkim	Gangtok	610,577	7,096	86