East Sikkim District is situated on south-eastern corner of the state of
Sikkim. It is bounded in the north by
North Sikkim District, in the east by the Chumbi valley of Tibet and the kingdom of Bhutan, in the south by the state of
West Bengal and in the west by
West Sikkim District. The district headquarters is located at
Gangtok. East Sikkim District occupies a total area of 954 sq km. It has a population of about 180,000. Lepcha, Bhutia,
Hindi and Limboo are the main languages spoken.
