Darjeeling

Darjeeling is a city in the northernmost region of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located in the Eastern Himalayas, it has an average elevation of 2,045 metres. To... Wikipedia

  • Country:  India
  • State:  West Bengal
  • District:  Darjeeling
  • Settled:  Leased in 1835 from Tsugphud Namgyal, the Chogyal of the Kingdom of Sikkim, and annexed in 1849. Municipality, 1 July 1850.
  • Founded by:  British East India Company, during Company rule in India
  • Type:  Municipality
  • Body:  Darjeeling Municipality
  • Chairman:  Dipen Thakuri
  • Population (2011):  118,805
  • Time zone:  IST (UTC+5:30)
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo