Gangtok district

Gangtok District
District of Sikkim
Changu Lake, view of Gangtok, Nathang Valley, Sikkim
Gangtok district Location in Sikkim
Coordinates: 27°19′N 88°36′E / 27.317°N 88.600°E / 27.317; 88.600
Country	India
State	Sikkim
Headquarters	Gangtok
Government
• District magistrate	Tushar Gajanan Nikhare[1]
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Sikkim Constituency
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies	Khamdong-Singtam Shyari Martam-Rumtek Upper Tadong Arithang Gangtok Upper Burtuk
Area
• Total	964 km2 (372 sq mi)
Elevation	610 m (2,000 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	283,583
• Density	290/km2 (760/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-SK
Vehicle registration	SK-01, SK-08
Major Highways	NH 717A NH 10 NH 717B NH 310 NH 310A
Largest Stadium	Paljor Stadium, Gangtok
Website	gangtokdistrict.nic.in

Gangtok District^[2] is an administrative district of the Indian state of Sikkim. It was renamed in 2021 as a result of administrative reorganisation of the state, which also saw three subdivisions of the East Sikkim district spawned off as a separate Pakyong district.^[3]

The headquarters of the Gangtok district is Gangtok, which is also the state capital. Gangtok is the hub of all administrative activity in the state. The district is bounded by the Pakyong district in the south and southeast, Bhutan in the east, the People's Republic of China in the northeast, Mangan District in the north and Namchi District in the west.

The civilian region is administered by a district collector, appointed by the state government. A major general is assigned to administer military forces in the district. As of 2011 it is the most populous of the six districts of Sikkim.^[4]