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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{more citations needed|date=July 2013}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox settlement&lt;br /&gt;
| name                    = Tonglu&lt;br /&gt;
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| settlement_type         = village&lt;br /&gt;
| image_skyline           = Tonglutrekkershut.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
| image_alt               = &lt;br /&gt;
| image_caption           = The trekkers&amp;#039; hut at Tonglu&lt;br /&gt;
| pushpin_map             = India West Bengal#India&lt;br /&gt;
| pushpin_label_position  = right&lt;br /&gt;
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| pushpin_map_caption     = Location in West Bengal, India&lt;br /&gt;
| coordinates             = {{coord|27.03|N|88.09|E|display=inline,title}}&lt;br /&gt;
| subdivision_type        = Country&lt;br /&gt;
| subdivision_name        = {{flag|India}}&lt;br /&gt;
| subdivision_type1       = [[States and territories of India|State]]&lt;br /&gt;
| subdivision_name1       = [[West Bengal]]&lt;br /&gt;
| subdivision_type2       = [[List of districts of India|District]]&lt;br /&gt;
| subdivision_name2       = [[Darjeeling district|Darjeeling]]| established_title       = &amp;lt;!-- Established --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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| unit_pref               = Metric&lt;br /&gt;
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| elevation_footnotes     = &lt;br /&gt;
| elevation_m             = 3070&lt;br /&gt;
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| demographics1_title1    = Official&lt;br /&gt;
| demographics1_info1     = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[English language|English]]&lt;br /&gt;
| timezone1               = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]&lt;br /&gt;
| utc_offset1             = +5:30&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Tonglu&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (3036 m amsl) is the one of the higher peaks of the [[Singalila Ridge]] and a small settlement inside the [[Singalila National Park]] in the [[Darjeeling subdivision]], [[Darjeeling district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]] in [[India]] near the [[India]] - [[Nepal]] border. It is a roadside halt along the trekking route from [[Manebhanjan]] to [[Sandakphu]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
It was also known as Tonglo in the 1800s.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite journal |title=Letter from Major G.E.[George Ernest] Bulger to [Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker]; from Secunderabad, India; 6 Dec 1868; two page letter comprising two images; folio 168 |url=http://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.visual.kdcas8562 |publisher=jstor.org |accessdate=18 December 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Wild Flowers of Mount Tonglo, Sikkim, India by Marianne North |url=https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/wild-flowers-of-mount-tonglo-sikkim-india-88566 |publisher=[[Art UK]] |accessdate=18 December 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;J.S. Gamble {{Google books|A Manual Of Indian Timbers|sigPAwAAQBAJ|page=472}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;[[Joseph Dalton Hooker|Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker]] carried out many plant hunting expeditions in [[Darjeeling]] and [[Sikkim]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite journal |first1=A.P. |last1=Das |first2=Chandra |last2=Ghosh |title=Plant wealth of Darjiling and Sikkim Himalayas vis-à-vis Conservation |journal=NBU Journal of Plant Sciences|volume=5 |issue=1 |date=March 2011 |pages=25–33| url=https://www.academia.edu/4824876 |publisher=University of Bengal |accessdate=18 December 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Geography==&lt;br /&gt;
{{OSM Location map&lt;br /&gt;
| width=350| height=250| zoom=10&lt;br /&gt;
| coord={{coord|27|5|0|N|88|12|0|E}}| float=left|caption=&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Places and tea estates in the north-western portion of  Darjeeling Sadar  subdivision (including Darjeeling Pulbazar CD block) in Darjeeling district&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;CT: census town,  R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, H: hill centre, NP: national park/ wildlife sanctuary, TE: tea estate, TA: tourist attraction&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;Abbreviations used in names – TG for Tea Garden (town/village), TE for Tea Estate&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
|mark-coord1={{coord|27|3|50|N|88|12|25|E}}| label-pos1=left|label1= Chongtong TG| numbered1=CT| mark-title1= [[Chongtong Tea Garden]] (CT)|label-color1= #800000 |label-size1=11| mark-size1=12|shape1=l-circle|shape-color1= #A40000|shape-outline1=white|label-offset-x1=2&lt;br /&gt;
|mark-coord2={{coord|27|4|50|N|88|17|58|E}}| label-pos2=left|label2=Ging TG| numbered2=CT| mark-title2= [[Ging Tea Garden]] (CT)&lt;br /&gt;
|mark-coord3={{coord|27|3|5|N|88|13|43|E}}| label-pos3=left|label3=Singtam TG| numbered3=CT| mark-title3= [[Singtam Tea Garden]] (CT)&lt;br /&gt;
|mark-coord4={{coord|27|6|25|N|88|19|0|E}}| label-pos4= right|label4=Badamtam TE| numbered4=TE| mark-title4= [[Badamtam Tea Estate]] (TE)| shape-color4=#87A96B&lt;br /&gt;
|mark-coord5={{coord|27|1|25|N|88|15|10|E}}| label-pos5=right |label5=Darjeeling| numbered5=M| mark-title5= [[Darjeeling]] (M)| shape-color5=#800000&lt;br /&gt;
|mark-coord6={{coord|27|4|35|N|88|11|30|E}}| label-pos6=left|label6=Bijanbari| numbered6=R| mark-title6= [[Bijanbari]] (R)| shape-color6=#C42222&lt;br /&gt;
|mark-coord7={{coord|27|6|35|N|88|6|30|E}}| label-pos7=bottom|label7=Lodhoma| numbered7=R| mark-title7= [[Lodhoma]] (R)| shape-color7=#C42222&lt;br /&gt;
|mark-coord8={{coord|27|4|0|N|88|16|34|E}}| label-pos8= right |label8= Puttabong TE | numbered8=TE| mark-title8= [[Puttabong Tea Estate]] (TE)| shape-color8=#87A96B&lt;br /&gt;
|mark-coord9={{coord|27|7|35|N|88|6|25|E}}| label-pos9=left|label9=Rimbick| numbered9=R| mark-title9= [[Rimbick]] (R)| shape-color9=#C42222&lt;br /&gt;
|mark-coord10={{coord|27|2|55|N|88|15|27|E}}| label-pos10=right|label10=Tukvar TG| numbered10=R| mark-title10= [[Tukvar Tea Garden]] (R)| shape-color10=#C42222&lt;br /&gt;
|mark-coord11={{coord|27|7|10|N|88|18|5|E}}| label-pos11=left|label11=Singla TG| numbered11=R| mark-title11= [[Singla Tea Garden]] (R)| shape-color11=#C42222&lt;br /&gt;
|mark-coord12={{coord|27|5|25|N|88|13|40|E}}| label-pos12=left|label12=Soom TG| numbered12=R| mark-title12= [[Soom Tea Garden]] (R)| shape-color12=#C42222&lt;br /&gt;
|mark-coord13={{coord|27|2|20|N|88|12|50|E}}| label-pos13=left|label13=Rishihat TG| numbered13=R| mark-title13= [[Rishihat Tea Garden]] (R)| shape-color13=#C42222&lt;br /&gt;
|mark-coord14={{coord|27|1|25|N|88|14|8|E}}| label-pos14=left|label14=Orange Valley TG| numbered14=R| mark-title14= [[Orange Valley Tea Garden]] (R)| shape-color14=#C42222&lt;br /&gt;
|mark-coord15={{coord|27|0|10|N|88|6|25|E}}| label-pos15=bottom|label15=Manebhanjyang| numbered15=R| mark-title15= [[Manebhanjyang, Darjeeling]] (R)| shape-color15=#C42222&lt;br /&gt;
|mark-coord16={{coord|27|1|50|N|88|5|10|E}}| label-pos16=top|label16=Tonglu| numbered16=R| mark-title16= Tonglu, West Bengal (R) |shape-color16=black| label-size16=13|label-color16=black &amp;lt;!-- make the subject of the article stand out with black colors --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|mark-coord17={{coord|27|0|40|N|88|14|47|E}}| label-pos17=right|label17=Ghum| numbered17=N| mark-title17= [[Ghum, West Bengal]] (N)| shape-color17=#E97451&lt;br /&gt;
|mark-coord18={{coord|27|6|30|N|88|0|6|E}}| label-pos18=right|label18=Sandakphu| numbered18=H| mark-title18= [[Sandakphu]] (H)| shape-color18=#87410E&lt;br /&gt;
|mark-coord19={{coord|27|12|30|N|88|1|30|E}}| label-pos19=right|label19=Phalut| numbered19=H| mark-title19= [[Phalut]] (H)| shape-color19=#87410E&lt;br /&gt;
|mark-coord20={{coord|27|5|35|N|88|2|40|E}}| label-pos20=bottom|label20=Singalila |labela20= National|labelb20= Park| numbered20=NP| mark-title20= [[Singalila National Park]] (NP)| shape-color20=#228B22&lt;br /&gt;
|mark-coord21={{coord|27|6|20|N|88|16|3|E}}| label-pos21=left|label21=North Tukvar TE| numbered21=TE| mark-title21= [[North Tukvar Tea Estate]] (TE)| shape-color21=#87A96B&lt;br /&gt;
|mark-coord22={{coord|27|5|40|N|88|16|50|E}}| label-pos22=right|label22=Phoobsering TE| numbered22=TE| mark-title22= [[Phoobsering Tea Estate]] (TE)| shape-color22=#87A96B&lt;br /&gt;
|mark-coord23={{coord|26|59|45|N|88|16|42|E}}| label-pos23=right|label23=Tiger Hill| numbered23=H| mark-title23= [[Tiger Hill, Darjeeling]] (H)| shape-color23=#87410E&lt;br /&gt;
|mark-coord24={{coord|27|0|40|N|88|13|1|E}}| label-pos24=left|label24=Rock Garden| numbered24=TA| mark-title24= [[Rock Garden, Darjeeling]] (TA)| shape-color24=#228B22&lt;br /&gt;
|mark-coord25={{coord|26|59|20|N|88|15|54|E}}| label-pos25=bottom|label25=Senchal |labela25= Wildlife Sanctuary| numbered25=NP| mark-title25= [[Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary]] (NP)| shape-color25=#228B22&lt;br /&gt;
|mark-coord26={{coord|27|9|0|N|88|2|29|E}}|label26=Singalila Ridge| label-angle26=-70| label-pos26=top| label-size26=10| mark-size26=0| mark-title26 =none&lt;br /&gt;
|mark-coord27={{coord|27|9|20|N|88|10|0|E}}|label27=Rangeet| label-color27 = #77A1CB| label-angle27=70| label-pos27=top| label-size27=10| mark-size27=0| mark-title27 =none&lt;br /&gt;
|mark-coord28={{coord|27|7|1|N|88|12|0|E}}|label28= River| label-color28 = #77A1CB| label-angle28=7| label-pos28=top| label-size28=10| mark-size28=0| mark-title28 =none&lt;br /&gt;
|mark-coord29={{coord|27|7|0|N|88|7|50|E}}|label29= Rammam|labela29=River| label-color29 = #77A1CB| label-angle29=15| label-pos29=top| label-size29=10| mark-size29=0| mark-title329 =none&lt;br /&gt;
|arc-coordA={{coord|27|10|57|N|88|11|50|E}}|arc-textA= SIKKIM| arc-text-colorA=hard grey| arc-angleA=-161| arc-gapA=-4| arc-radiusA=0.7 &lt;br /&gt;
|arc-coordB={{coord|27|1|0|N|87|59|0|E}}|arc-textB= NEPAL| arc-text-colorB=hard grey| arc-angleB=40| arc-gapB=3.5| arc-radiusB=0.4 &lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Location===&lt;br /&gt;
Tonglu is located at {{coord|27.03|N|88.09|E|}}.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web&lt;br /&gt;
|url = http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=m&amp;amp;lat=27.03169&amp;amp;lon=88.091&amp;amp;zoom=15&amp;amp;q1=Tonglu%252C%2520West%2520Bengal&lt;br /&gt;
|title = Yahoo maps location of Tonglu&lt;br /&gt;
|publisher = Yahoo maps&lt;br /&gt;
|accessdate = 2008-12-07&lt;br /&gt;
}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Area overview===&lt;br /&gt;
The map alongside shows the northern portion of the [[Darjeeling Himalayan hill region]]. [[Kangchenjunga]], which rises with an elevation of {{convert|8586|m}} is located further north of the area shown.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book |author=Gurung, H. |author2=Shrestha, R. K. |name-list-style=amp |year=1994 |title=Nepal Himalaya Inventory |publisher=Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation |location=Kathmandu}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;[[Sandakphu]], rising to a height of {{convert|3636|m||abbr=}}, on the [[Singalila Ridge]], is the highest point in West Bengal.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url =  https://himalayanhigh.in/sandakphu-phalut-trek| title = Sandakphu-Phalut Trek| publisher =  Himalayan High |accessdate =  21 March 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In [[Darjeeling Sadar subdivision]] 61% of the total population lives in the rural areas and 39% of the population lives in the urban areas.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;admin&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web  | url = http://darjeeling.gov.in/dist-prof.html | title = Darjeeling  | work =District Profile - General Information | publisher = District administration |accessdate = 21 March 2020 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;handbook&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web  |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook  |title = District Statistical Handbook 2013 Darjeeling  |work = Tables 2.2, 2.4b  |publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal  |accessdate = 21 March 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; There are 78 tea gardens/ estates (the figure varies slightly according to different sources), producing and largely exporting [[Darjeeling tea]] in the district. It engages a large proportion of the population directly/ indirectly.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url =  http://www.darjeeling.gov.in/darj-tea.html | title = Darjeeling Tea| publisher =  District administration |accessdate =  21 March 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Some tea gardens were identified in the 2011 census as [[census town]]s or villages.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/pcadata/Houselisting-housing-WB.html  |title = 2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables | work= West Bengal – District-wise  |publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India  | accessdate = 21 March 2020 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Such places are marked in the map as CT (census town) or R (rural/ urban centre). Specific tea estate pages are marked TE.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Gallery==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;gallery mode=&amp;quot;packed&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
File:Tonglu,Darjeeling,West Bengal, India 02.jpg|After rain, Tonglu looks fresh.&lt;br /&gt;
File:Tonglu,Darjeeling,West Bengal, India.jpg|Tonglu&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/gallery&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
{{reflist}}&lt;br /&gt;
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== External links ==&lt;br /&gt;
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* [https://northbengaltourism.com/offbeat-destinations/darjeeling/tonglu-and-tungling/ About Tonglu] from North Bengal Tourism &lt;br /&gt;
{{Darjeeling District}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:Villages in Darjeeling district]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Mountains of West Bengal]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Biodiversity Heritage Sites of India]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Geography of Darjeeling district]]&lt;br /&gt;
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