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SIKKIM - FACT FILE |
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Capital : Gangtok
Altitude : 5,500 ft.
Best Time to Visit: For Jeep Safaris and culture tours, the best
period is March to mid – June & October to December. January to
February is very cold with snowfall in North Sikkim. For trekking
the best time is spring, summer and autumn coinciding with March to
May and October to November.
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Climate |
Summer: (Temp. max 21 degree C, min 13 degree C) |
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Winter |
(Temp. max 13 degree C, min 0.48 degree C) |
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Clothing |
Summer – light woolens & cottons |
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Winter |
Heavy Woolens |
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Total Area |
7,096 sq. kms. |
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Currency |
The currency of Sikkim is Indian Rupees. |
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Population |
540,000 |
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Communities |
Lepcha, Bhutia, Tibetan, Nepali, Hindu, Muslim &
Christian |
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Languages |
Lepcha, Bhutia, Tibetan, Nepali, Hindi & English. |
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State Animal |
Red Panda |
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State Bird |
Blood Pheasant |
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State Flower |
Nobile Orchid |
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State Tree |
Rhododendron |
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Cash
Crops |
Cardamom, Ginger, Potatoes |
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Cereal Crops |
Rice, Maize, Millet, Barley, Wheat |
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Fruits |
Orange, Apple, Guava & Passion Fruit |
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Minerals |
Copper, Dolomite, Lead, Zinc, Coal, Iron Ore, Garnet,
Graphite |
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Assembly Seats |
32 |
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Seats |
02 |
SIKKIM - Covering the total area of about
7,096 sq. kms is home to:
• 5,000 species of the flowering
plants.
• 300 species of birds.
• 45 species of primula. (bloom above
3,000 m)
• 500 species of butterflies.
• 40 varieties of rhododendron.
(cover the higher hills)
• 600 species of exotic orchids.
• 150 species of mammals. |
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