Darjeeling

Darjeeling दार्जिलिङ
City
A view of Darjeeling from the Happy Valley Tea Estate.
Nickname:  The Queen of Hills
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Coordinates: 27°3′N 88°16′E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Darjeeling
Settled	1835
Founded by	East India Company
Government
• Type	Chairman-in-Council
• Body	Darjeeling Municipality
• Chairman	Pratibha Rai
• Vice-Chairman	Sagar Tamang
Area
• Total	10.57 km^2 (4.08 sq mi)
Elevation	2,042.16 m (6,700.00 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	132,016
• Density	12,000/km^2 (32,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali and Nepali[1]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	734101
Telephone code	0354
Vehicle registration	WB-76 WB-77
Lok Sabha constituency	Darjeeling
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Darjeeling
Website	www.darjeelingmunicipality.in

Darjeeling is a city and a municipality in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is in the Lesser Himalayas at an elevation of 6,700 ft (2,042.2 m). It is famous for its tea industry. It is also known for its views of the Kangchenjunga, the world's third-highest mountain, and the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Darjeeling is the headquarters of the Darjeeling District in West Bengal. It is a popular tourist destination in India.

References

1. "Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India: 50th report (delivered to the Lokh Sabha in 2014)" (PDF). National Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. p. 95. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2015.

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