Darjeeling district

Summary

Darjeeling district is a district of India^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of district_of_india entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (874 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Darjeeling district is located in Jalpaiguri division^[3].
• Darjeeling district is in the country of India^[4].
• Darjeeling district's instance of is recorded as district of India^[5].
• Darjeeling district's capital is recorded as Darjeeling^[6].
• Darjeeling district's shares border with is recorded as Gyalshing district^[7].
• Darjeeling district's shares border with is recorded as Kishanganj district^[8].
• Darjeeling district's shares border with is recorded as Uttar Dinajpur district^[9].
• Darjeeling district's shares border with is recorded as Kalimpong district^[10].
• Darjeeling district's shares border with is recorded as Jalpaiguri district^[11].
• Darjeeling district's shares border with is recorded as Ilam District^[12].
• Darjeeling district's shares border with is recorded as Jhapa District^[13].
• Darjeeling district's shares border with is recorded as Panchthar District^[14].
• Darjeeling district's shares border with is recorded as Namchi district^[15].
• Darjeeling district's shares border with is recorded as Panchagarh District^[16].
• Darjeeling district's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Mirik subdivision^[17].
• Darjeeling district's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Darjeeling Sadar subdivision^[18].
• Darjeeling district's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kurseong subdivision^[19].
• Darjeeling district's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Siliguri subdivision^[20].
• Darjeeling district's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 123215330^[21].
• Darjeeling district's GND ID is recorded as 4464102-3^[22].
• Darjeeling district's locator map image is recorded as Darjeeling in West Bengal (India).svg^[23].
• Darjeeling district's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n85044864^[24].
• Darjeeling district's Commons category is recorded as Darjeeling district^[25].
• Darjeeling district's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1790779^[26].
• Darjeeling district's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+05:30^[27].

Body

Geography

Darjeeling district is in the country of India^[4]. It is located in Jalpaiguri division^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Darjeeling district's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3149'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1846823'}^[29] and {'amount': '+1609172'}^[30].

Designation and Status

Darjeeling district's instance of is recorded as district of India^[5].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Darjeeling district include Darjeeling tea^[31].

Why It Matters

Darjeeling district ranks in the top 2% of district_of_india entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (874 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for it include Darjeeling tea^[31].