| Districts of Sikkim | |
| Map: | Sikkim location map.svg |
| Category: | Districts |
| Territory: | Sikkim |
| Current Number: | 6 districts |
| Population Range: | Mangan – 43,354 (lowest); Gangtok – 281,293 (highest) |
| Area Range: | Soreng – 293km2 (smallest); Mangan – 4226km2 (largest) |
| Government: | Government of Sikkim |
| Caption: | Districts of Sikkim |
There are 6 districts in Sikkim, an Indian state, each overseen by a Central Government appointee, the district collector, who is in charge of the administration of the civilian areas of the districts. The Indian army has control of a large territory, as the state is a sensitive border area. Many areas are restricted and permits are needed to visit them. There are a total of eight towns and nine subdivisions in Sikkim.
On December 21, 2021, the Government of Sikkim announced the formation of 2 new districts as well as the renaming of the existing 4 districts. North Sikkim district will now be called Mangan; West Sikkim district will be Gyalshing, East Sikkim district will now be Gangtok district and South Sikkim will be Namchi district.[1] The Pakyong subdivision of East Sikkim district was carved out to form Pakyong district and the Soreng subdivision was carvedout from West Sikkim district to form Soreng district.[2]
The six districts are:
| 1 | ES | Gangtok | Gangtok | 281,293 | 954 | 295 | ||
| 2 | NS | Mangan | Mangan | 43,354 | 4,226 | 10 | ||
| 3 | PS | Pakyong | Pakyong | 74,583 | 404 | 180 | ||
| 4 | SGS | Soreng | 64,760 | 293 | 221 | |||
| 5 | SS | Namchi | Namchi | 146,742 | 750 | 196 | ||
| 6 | WS | Gyalshing | Gyalshing | 136,299 | 1,166 | 117 | ||
| IN-SK | Sikkim | Gangtok | 610,577 | 7,096 | 86 | |||