Darjeeling district

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  ?Darjeeling
West Bengal • India
Coordinates: 27°02′N 88°11′E / 27.03, 88.18
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Area
Elevation

• 2,134 m (7,001 ft)
Headquarters Darjeeling
Population
Density
1,605,900
• 510 /km² (1,321 /sq mi)
Codes
Vehicle

• WB-?
ISO abbreviation WB_DLG
www.wb.nic.indist/darj.html

Coordinates: 27°02′N 88°11′E / 27.03, 88.18

Darjeeling is a district of West Bengal state in eastern India.Headquarters of the district is the hill station of Darjeeling. Kalimpong, Kurseong and Siliguri are the other major towns in the district. Siliguri is the largest of them. Mirik is a recently developed lake resort.

The district is administrated by the Darjeeling Gorkha Autonomous Hill Council.

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Darjeeling District official website