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{{Short description|District of West Bengal, India}}
{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Darjeeling}}
{{Other uses|Darjeeling (disambiguation)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Darjeeling district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of West Bengal|District]] of [[West Bengal]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_skyline = {{Photomontage
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|photo1b = Darjeeling Toy Train at Batasia Loop.jpg
|photo2a = Siliguri view 2.jpg
|photo2b = Ghoom.jpg
|photo3a = Darjeeling & Mt Kangjenjunga (8131820332).jpg
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| image_caption = Clockwise from top-left: Tea estate in Darjeeling, [[Darjeeling Himalayan Railway]], [[Ghum Monastery]], View of [[Kangchenjunga]] from [[Tiger Hill, Darjeeling|Tiger Hill]], View of [[Siliguri]]
| image_map = Darjeeling district.svg
| map_caption = Location of Darjeeling district in West Bengal
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Darjeeling
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|..West Bengal Flag(INDIA).png}} [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Jalpaiguri division|Jalpaiguri]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Darjeeling]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 =
| area_total_km2 = 2092.5
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 1,846,823
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban = 727963
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 79.56% (excluding 0–6 population)
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 970
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = [[Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency)|Darjeeling]]
| leader_title2 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name2 = [[Darjeeling (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Darjeeling]], [[Kurseong (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kurseong]], [[Matigara-Naxalbari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Matigara-Naxalbari]], [[Siliguri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Siliguri]], [[Phansidewa (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Phansidewa]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate =
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Indian road network|Major highways]]
| blank_info_sec1 = [[National Highway 31 (India)|NH 31]], [[National Highway 55 (India)|NH 55]]
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| website = http://darjeeling.gov.in/
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'''Darjeeling District''' is the northernmost district of the state of [[West Bengal]] in eastern [[India]] in the foothills of the [[Himalayas]]. The district is famous for its [[hill station]] [[Darjeeling tea]]. [[Darjeeling]] is the district headquarters.

[[Kurseong]], [[Siliguri]] and [[Mirik]], three other major towns in the district, are the subdivisional headquarters of the district. [[Kalimpong district|Kalimpong]] was one of the subdivisions but on 14 February 2017, it officially became a separate [[Kalimpong district]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://timesofindia.com/city/kolkata/west-bengal-cm-congratulates-people-of-kalimpong-district/articleshow/57151807.cms | title = West Bengal CM congratulates people of Kalimpong district | access-date = 18 February 2017 | year = 2017 | publisher = The Times of Indial}}</ref>

Geographically, the district can be divided into two broad divisions: the hills and the plains. The entire hilly region of the district comes under the [[Gorkhaland Territorial Administration]], a semi-autonomous administrative body under the state government of West Bengal. This body covers the three hill subdivisions of Darjeeling, Kurseong and Mirik and the district of Kalimpong. The foothills of Darjeeling Himalayas, which comes under the Siliguri subdivision, is known as the [[Terai]]. The district is bounded on the north by [[Sikkim]], on the south by [[Kishanganj district]] of [[Bihar]] state, on the southeast by [[Panchagarh District|Panchagarh district]] of [[Bangladesh]], on the east by [[Kalimpong district|Kalimpong]] and [[Jalpaiguri district|Jalpaiguri]] districts, and on the west by [[Nepal]]. Darjeeling district has a length from north to south of {{convert|18|mi|km}} and a breadth from east to west of {{convert|16|mi|km}}. As of 2011, it was the second least populous district of West Bengal (out of [[Districts of West Bengal|19]]), after [[Dakshin Dinajpur district|Dakshin Dinajpur]].<ref name="districtcensus">{{cite web | url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/1901_PART_B_DCHB_DARJILING.pdf | title = District Census Handbook, Darjiling | access-date = 29 September 2015 | year = 2011 | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal}}</ref>

==History==
The name Darjeeling comes from the Tibetan words, Dorje (thunderbolt) and Ling (place or land), meaning the land of the thunderbolt. The history of Darjeeling district is linked to that of the [[Sikkim]], [[British East India Company|East India Company]], [[Nepal]] and [[Bhutan]].

Most of Darjeeling formed a part of dominions of the [[Chogyal]] of Sikkim, who had been engaged in an unsuccessful warfare against the [[Gurkha|Gorkha]]s of Nepal. From 1780, the Gorkhas made several attempts to capture the entire region of Darjeeling. By the beginning of the 19th century, they had overrun Sikkim as far eastward as the [[Teesta River]] and had conquered and annexed the entire [[Terai]].

In the meantime, the British were engaged in preventing the Gorkhas from over-running the whole of the northern frontier. The [[Anglo-Nepalese War|Anglo-Gorkha]] war broke out in 1814, which resulted in the defeat of the Gorkhas and subsequently led to the signing of the [[Sugauli Treaty]] in 1815. According to the treaty, [[Nepal]] had to cede all those territories which the Gorkhas had annexed from the Chogyal of Sikkim to the British East India Company (i.e., the area between [[Mechi River]] and Teesta River). In 1817, through the [[Treaty of Titalia]], the [[British East India Company]] reinstated the Chogyal of Sikkim, restored all the tracts of land between the Mechi and the Teesta rivers to the Chogyal of Sikkim and guaranteed his sovereignty. In 1835, the hill of Darjeeling, including an enclave of {{convert|138|sqmi|km2}}, was given to the British East India Company by Sikkim.

In November 1864, the [[Treaty of Sinchula]] was executed in which the [[Dooars|Bhutan Dooars]] with the passes leading into the hills and [[Kalimpong district|Kalimpong]] were ceded to the British by [[Bhutan]]. The Darjeeling district can be said to have assumed its present shape and size in 1866 with an area of 1234 sq. miles.

Before 1861 and from 1870 to 1874, Darjeeling District was a "Non-Regulated Area" (where acts and regulations of the [[British Raj]] did not automatically apply in the district in line with rest of the country, unless specifically extended). From 1862 to 1870, it was considered a "Regulated Area". The phrase "Non-Regulated Area" was changed to "Scheduled District" in 1874 and again to "Backward Tracts" in 1919. The status was known as "Partially Excluded Area" from 1935 until the [[independence of India]].

On 14 February 2017, [[Kalimpong district]] was carved out of Darjeeling district.

===Gorkhaland Movement===

{{Main|Gorkhaland movement}}
[[File:Flag of Gurkhaland.svg|thumb|right|150px|The GNLF flag.]]

During the 1980s, the [[Gorkha National Liberation Front]] led an intensive and often violent campaign for the creation of a separate [[Gorkhaland]] state within India, across the [[Nepali language|Nepali]]-speaking areas in northern West Bengal. The movement reached its peak around 1986–1988 but ended with the establishment of the [[Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council]] in 1988.

The hill areas of Darjeeling enjoyed some measure of autonomy under the [[Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council]]. However, the demand for full statehood within India has emerged once again, with the [[Gorkha Janmukti Morcha]] as its chief proponent.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/05/15/stories/2004051502021400.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040706233634/http://www.hindu.com/2004/05/15/stories/2004051502021400.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=6 July 2004 | location=Chennai, India | work=[[The Hindu]] | title=Gorkhaland State a distinct possibility | date=15 May 2004}}</ref> The [[Gorkhaland Territorial Administration]] replaced the DGHC in August 2012 after the GJM signed an agreement with the government.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Gorkha-Territorial-Administration-members-sworn-in-Shinde-Mamata-assure-support/articleshow/15352094.cms|title=Gorkha Territorial Administration members sworn in; Shinde, Mamata assure support|work=The Times of India |date=5 August 2012 |access-date=5 August 2012}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Darjeeling Tea Garden.JPG|right|thumb|200px|A tea garden in Darjeeling.]]
The Darjeeling hill area is formed of comparatively recent rock structure that has a direct bearing on landslides. Heavy monsoon precipitation contributes to the landslides. Soils of Darjeeling hill areas are extremely varied, depending on elevation, degree of slope, vegetative cover and geolithology.

The Himalayas serve as the source of natural resources for the population residing in the hills as well as in the plains. As human population expands in the hills, forests are being depleted for the extension of agricultural lands, introduction of new settlements, roadways, etc. The growing changes coming in the wake of urbanisation and industrialisation leave deep impressions on the hill ecosystem.[[File:Bridge at Teesta.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Coronation Bridge]] over [[Teesta river]].]]

The economy of Darjeeling hill area depends on tea production, horticulture, agriculture, forestry and tourism. The major portions of the forests are today found at elevations of {{convert|2000|m}} and above. The area in between {{convert|1000 and 2000|m}} is cleared either for tea plantation or cultivation. About 30 percent of the forest covers found in the lower hills are deciduous. Evergreen forest constitutes only about 6 percent of the total forest coverage. ''[[Shorea robusta]]'' remains the most prominent species of tropical moist deciduous forest along with heavy undergrowth.

[[Teesta River|Teesta]], [[Rangeet River|Rangeet]], [[Mechi River|Mechi]], [[Balason River|Balason]], [[Mahananda River|Mahananda]] and [[Rammam river|Rammam]] are the important rivers of the district.

===Climate===
{{Weather box
| location = Darjeeling
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| Jan record high C = 16
| Feb record high C = 17
| Mar record high C = 23
| Apr record high C = 24
| May record high C = 25
| Jun record high C = 24
| Jul record high C = 25
| Aug record high C = 25
| Sep record high C = 25
| Oct record high C = 23
| Nov record high C = 19
| Dec record high C = 17
| year record high C = 25
| Jan high C = 8
| Feb high C = 9
| Mar high C = 14
| Apr high C = 17
| May high C = 18
| Jun high C = 18
| Jul high C = 19
| Aug high C = 18
| Sep high C = 18
| Oct high C = 16
| Nov high C = 12
| Dec high C = 9
| year high C =
| Jan low C = 2
| Feb low C = 2
| Mar low C = 6
| Apr low C = 9
| May low C = 12
| Jun low C = 13
| Jul low C = 14
| Aug low C = 14
| Sep low C = 13
| Oct low C = 10
| Nov low C = 6
| Dec low C = 3
| year low C =
| Jan record low C = −3
| Feb record low C = −2
| Mar record low C = −1
| Apr record low C = 1
| May record low C = 6
| Jun record low C = 8
| Jul record low C = 9
| Aug record low C = 11
| Sep record low C = 10
| Oct record low C = 4
| Nov record low C = 2
| Dec record low C = −1
| year record low C = −3
| Jan precipitation mm = 13
| Feb precipitation mm = 28
| Mar precipitation mm = 43
| Apr precipitation mm = 104
| May precipitation mm = 216
| Jun precipitation mm = 589
| Jul precipitation mm = 798
| Aug precipitation mm = 638
| Sep precipitation mm = 447
| Oct precipitation mm = 130
| Nov precipitation mm = 23
| Dec precipitation mm = 8
| year precipitation mm = 3037
| source 1 = http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/world/city_guides/results.shtml?tt=TT004930
| date=November 2010
}}

== Area ==
[[File:Darjeeling Town 109.jpg|thumb|Darjeeling Municipal Area]]

=== Subdivisions ===
Darjeeling District comprises four subdivisions:

* [[Darjeeling Sadar subdivision]]
* [[Kurseong subdivision]]
* [[Mirik subdivision]]
* [[Siliguri subdivision]]

===Assembly constituencies===
[[File:Kurseong Station, Darjeeling Himalayan Railway 1031.jpg|thumb|Kurseong Station, [[Darjeeling Himalayan Railway]]]]

The district was previously divided into six [[assembly constituency|assembly constituencies]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S25/WB_ACPC.pdf |title=General election to the Legislative Assembly, 2001 – List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies |access-date=16 November 2008 |work=West Bengal |publisher=Election Commission of India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060504185949/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S25/WB_ACPC.pdf |archive-date=4 May 2006 |df=dmy }}</ref> As per the order of the [[Delimitation Commission]] in respect of the [[delimitation of constituencies]] in West Bengal, the district had been divided into six assembly constituencies.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.wbgov.com/e-gov/English/DELIMITATION.pdf | title = Press Note, Delimitation Commission| access-date = 16 November 2008 | work = Assembly Constituencies in West Bengal| publisher =Delimitation Commission}}</ref> Kalimpong has become a separate district from 14 February 2017, so the number of assembly constituencies in Darjeeling district is now five.

# [[Darjeeling (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Darjeeling]] (assembly constituency no. 23)
# [[Kurseong (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Kurseong]] (assembly constituency no. 24)
# [[Matigara-Naxalbari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Matigara-Naxalbari (SC)]] (assembly constituency no. 25)
# [[Siliguri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Siliguri]] (assembly constituency no. 26)
# [[Phansidewa (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Phansidewa (ST)]] (assembly constituency no. 27)

Phansidewa constituency is reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates. Matigara-Naxalbari constituency is reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates. Along with one assembly constituency from [[Kalimpong district]] and one assembly constituency from [[Uttar Dinajpur district]], the five assembly constituencies of this district form the [[Darjeeling (Lok Sabha constituency)|Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency]].

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Darjeeling district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 1,846,823,<ref name="districtcensus"/> roughly equal to the population of [[Kosovo]].<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 1 October 2011 | quote = Kosovo 1,825,632 July 2011 est. }}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 257th in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 586 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=districtcensus/> Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 14.77%.<ref name=districtcensus/> Darjeeling has a [[sex ratio]] of 970 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 79.56%.<ref name=districtcensus/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/prov_data_products_wb.html |title=Census of India : Provisional Population Totals Paper 1 of 2011 : West Bengal |publisher=Censusindia.gov.in |access-date=13 June 2012}}</ref> After Kalimpong district was separated its population was 1,595,181.[[File:Darjeeling Himalayan Railway.jpg|right|thumb|200px|[[Darjeeling Himalayan Railway|Darjeeling Toy Train]].]]

{{See also| List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate}}
[[File:Darjeeling railway station.jpg|thumb|Darjeeling railway station an outside view]]

In 2001, the population of the district was 1,609,172. The rural population was 1,088,740 and urban population was 520,432. Total males were 830,644 and females were 778,528. The density of population was 511 per km<sup>2</sup>. The decennial population growth rate (1991–2001) was 23.79%.<ref>[http://www.darjeeling.gov.in/CENSUS-2001/index.htm ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100305104009/http://www.darjeeling.gov.in/CENSUS-2001/index.htm |date=5 March 2010 }}</ref>

The original inhabitants of the Darjeeling Hills were the [[Lepcha people|Lepchas]] or Rongpa (the ravine people, as they prefer themselves to be known as). The [[Kirati people|Kirati]] [[Limbu people|Limbus]] are another ancient inhabitants of this district. Darjeeling District is inhabited By Many Communities: Like [[Lepcha people|Lepcha]], [[Limbu people|Limbu]], [[Rai people|Rai]], [[Sherpa people|Sherpa]], [[Bhutia]], [[Tamang]], [[Gurung]], [[Magar people|Magar]], [[Newar]], [[Sunuwar]], [[Yakkha people|Yakkha]], [[Thami]], [[Chettri]], [[Bahun]], [[Kami people|Kami]] , [[Damai]] etc There is also a sizeable population of [[Tibetans]] who arrived from [[Tibet]] since the 1950s. In the plains, the [[Bengalis]] are in majority along with several communities like the Biharis, Gorkhas, Marwaris and the [[Adivasi]] people originally from [[Chota Nagpur Plateau|Chotanagpur]] and [[Santhal Parganas]].

{{historical populations|11=1901|12=2,65,780|13=1911|14=2,79,899|15=1921|16=2,94,237|17=1931|18=3,32,061|19=1941|20=3,90,899|21=1951|22=4,59,617|23=1961|24=6,24,640|25=1971|26=7,81,777|27=1981|28=10,24,269|29=1991|30=12,99,919|31=2001|32=16,09,172|33=2011|34=18,46,823|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=middle}}

===Languages===
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Languages spoken in Darjeeling district (2011)<ref name="Lang"/>
|label1 = [[Nepali language|Nepali]]
|value1 = 39.88
|color1 = red
|label2 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|value2 = 26.51
|color2 = blue
|label3 = [[Hindi]]
|value3 = 10.95
|color3 = orange
|label4 = Rajbongshi
|value4 = 6.18
|color4 = yellow|value9=5.91|color7=gold|color6=maroon|color5=skyblue|color9=Grey|label9=Others|value5=5.38|label8=Santali|label7=Bhojpuri|label6=Kurukh|label5=Sadri|value8=1.16|value7=1.5|value6=2.53|color8=green}}

At the time of the 2011 census, 39.88% of the population spoke [[Nepali language|Nepali]], 26.51% [[Bengali language|Bengali]], 10.95% [[Hindi]], 6.18% [[Rangpuri language|Rajbongshi]], 5.38% [[Sadri language|Sadri]], 2.53% [[Kurukh language|Kurukh]], 1.5% [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]] and 1.16% [[Santali language|Santali]] as their first language.<ref name="Lang">{{cite web |title=C-16 Population By Mother Tongue|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1900.XLSX |website=censusindia.gov.in |access-date=24 March 2021}}</ref>

Bengali is the official language of the district population with [[Nepali language|Nepali]] declared as co-official only in [[Darjeeling Sadar subdivision|Darjeeling]] and [[Kurseong subdivision|Kurseong]] subdivisions.<ref name="nclm50">{{cite web |url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM50thReport.pdf |title=Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India: 50th report (delivered to the Lokh Sabha in 2014) |page=95 |publisher=National Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India |access-date=13 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708012438/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM50thReport.pdf |archive-date=8 July 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Nepali, Hindi, Bengali and English are the prevailing languages of [[Darjeeling]].<ref name="darjgov">{{cite web|title=People and Culture - Language|url=http://darjeeling.gov.in/people.html|access-date=26 April 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081225153402/http://darjeeling.gov.in/people.html|archive-date=25 December 2008}}</ref> Nepali (which is spoken by more than 70% of the population in Darjeeling, Kurseong and [[Mirik subdivision|Mirik]] subdivisions) is the dominant language in the hills.<ref name="Lang"/> Bengali is the language of the [[Siliguri subdivision]].<ref name="Lang"/> Although most indigenous hill-tribes have shifted to Nepali as their mother tongue, small numbers still speak their original languages like [[Lepcha language|Lepcha]], [[Limbu language|Limbu]], [[Bantawa language|Rai]], [[Sherpa language|Sherpa]] and [[Tamang language|Tamang]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011Census/Language-2011/Part-B.pdf|title=distribution of 99 Non-scheduled Languages India States-Union Territories 2011}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-1900.XLSX|title=Census India 2011 Mother tongue of West Bengal}}</ref>

===Religion===
[[Hinduism]] is the dominant religion in Darjeeling district with 72% followers. [[Buddhism]] is practiced by 11% of the population, followed by around 8% [[Christians]] and 5% [[Muslims]].<ref name="Religion"/>
{{bar box
|title = Religion in Darjeeling district (2011)<ref name="Religion">{{cite web |title=C-1 Population By Religious Community |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW19C-01%20MDDS.XLS|publisher=Census |access-date=17 November 2019}}</ref>
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==Flora and fauna==
Darjeeling district is home to [[Singalila National Park]], which was set up in 1986 as a wildlife sanctuary and converted to a [[national parks|national park]] in 1992. It has an area of {{convert|78.60|km2|mi2|abbr=on|1}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=National Parks|url=http://wiienvis.nic.in/Database/npa_8231.aspx|publisher=ENVIS Centre on Wildlife & Protected Areas|access-date=17 February 2017}}</ref>

Darjeeling district has three [[Wildlife Sanctuaries in India|wildlife sanctuaries]]: [[Jore Pokhri Wildlife Sanctuary|Jorepokhri]], [[Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary|Mahananda]], and [[Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary|Senchal]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Wildlife Sanctuaries|url=http://wiienvis.nic.in/Database/wls_8230.aspx|publisher=ENVIS Centre on Wildlife & Protected Areas|access-date=17 February 2017}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Gorkhaland]]
* [[Gorkha Janmukti Morcha]]
* [[Gorkha National Liberation Front]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
{{Wikivoyage|Darjeeling (district)}}
* [http://darjeeling.gov.in Darjeeling District official website]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Darjeeling district
|North = [[South Sikkim district]], [[Sikkim]]
|Northeast = [[Kalimpong district]], [[East Sikkim|East Sikkim district]], [[Sikkim]]
|East = [[Kalimpong district]], [[Jalpaiguri district]]
|Southeast = {{BGD|Bangladesh}}
|South = [[North Dinajpur district]]
|Southwest = [[Kishanganj district]], [[Bihar]]
|West = {{NEP|Nepal}}
|Northwest = [[West Sikkim district]], [[Sikkim]]
}}
{{Darjeeling District}}
{{Districts of West Bengal}}
{{Authority control}}
{{Coord|27.03|N|88.16|E|display=title|region:IN-WB|format=dms}}

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