East Sikkim district

former district of Sikkim, India
AdministrativeArea district_of_india Q1772832
East Sikkim district
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East Sikkim district

Summary

East Sikkim district is a district of India[1]. It draws 2 Wikipedia views per month (district_of_india category, ranking #270 of 786).[2]

Key Facts

  • East Sikkim district is located in Sikkim[3].
  • East Sikkim district is located in Kingdom of Sikkim[4].
  • East Sikkim district is in the country of India[5].
  • East Sikkim district's image is recorded as River Teesta, Sikkhim, India.jpg[6].
  • East Sikkim district's instance of is recorded as district of India[7].
  • East Sikkim district's capital is recorded as Gangtok[8].
  • East Sikkim district's shares border with is recorded as Kalimpong district[9].
  • East Sikkim district's locator map image is recorded as SikkimEast.png[10].
  • East Sikkim district's Commons category is recorded as Gangtok district[11].
  • East Sikkim district's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+05:30[12].
  • East Sikkim district was dissolved in +2021-12-20T00:00:00Z[13].
  • East Sikkim district's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 27.316666666667, 'lon': 88.6}[14].
  • East Sikkim district's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/052qxm[15].
  • East Sikkim district's official website is recorded as http://www.esikkim.gov.in/[16].
  • East Sikkim district's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gangtok district[17].
  • East Sikkim district's page banner is recorded as WV banner East Sikkim Lake Tsongmo.jpg[18].
  • East Sikkim district's population is recorded as {'amount': '+283583'}[19].
  • East Sikkim district's replaced by is recorded as Pakyong district[20].
  • East Sikkim district's replaced by is recorded as Gangtok district[21].
  • East Sikkim district's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+61567'}[22].
  • East Sikkim district's female population is recorded as {'amount': '+132151'}[23].
  • East Sikkim district's male population is recorded as {'amount': '+151432'}[24].
  • East Sikkim district's GeoNames ID is recorded as 1272129[25].
  • East Sikkim district's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'EDT'}[26].
  • East Sikkim district's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+610'}[27].

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Geography

East Sikkim district is in the country of India[5]. Located in include Sikkim[3], a state of India[28], in India[29], founded in 1975[30] and Kingdom of Sikkim[4], a historical country[31], in British Empire[32], founded in 1642[33].

Physical Characteristics

East Sikkim district's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+964'}[34]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+610'}[27]. Its population is recorded as {'amount': '+283583'}[19].

Designation and Status

East Sikkim district's instance of is recorded as district of India[7].

Why It Matters

East Sikkim district draws 2 Wikipedia views per month (district_of_india category, ranking #270 of 786).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Sikkim District reorganisation GOs. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . 2011 census of India. censusindia.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . 2011 census of India. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . 2011 census of India. censusindia.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . 2011 census of India. censusindia.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . local government in India. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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