Kalimpong Tourism, West Bengal India
(Kalimpong is also known as Kalimpang)
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Kalimpong Fast Facts
- State: West Bengal
- District: Darjeeling
- Famous for/as: Hill Station
- Altitude: 1247 m
- Language: Bengali, Nepali, Hindi, English
- Best Season: Mar - Jun, Sep - Dec
- Weather: Summer 19 to 37°C, Winter 3 to 24°C
- Clothing: Tropical in summer and heavy woolen
- Local Transport:
- Pincode: 734301
- STDCode: 03552
Kalimpong Info
West Bengal Tourism Development Corporation,
3/2, B.B.D.Bag (East),
Kolkata-700 001,
Tel: 2248-5917.
Kalimpong, India Overview
Kalimpong is a hill station in the Mahabharat Range (or Lesser Himalaya) in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located at an average elevation of 1,250 metres (4,101 ft). The town is the headquarters of the Kalimpong subdivision, a part of the district of Darjeeling. The Indian Army's 27 Mountain Division is located on the outskirts of the town
Kalimpong is known for its educational institutions many of which were established during the British colonial period. It used to be a gateway in the trade between Tibet and India prior to China's annexation of Tibet and the Sino-Indian War. Kalimpong and neighbouring Darjeeling were major centres calling for a separate Gorkhaland state in the 1980s.
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Kalimpong, India History
Until the mid-19th century, the area around Kalimpong was ruled in succession by the Sikkimese and Bhutanese kingdoms. Under Sikkimese rule, the area was known as Dalingkot. In 1706, the king of Bhutan won this territory from the Sikkimese monarch and renamed it Kalimpong. Overlooking the Teesta Valley, Kalimpong is believed to have once been the forward position of the Bhutanese in the 18th century. The area was sparsely populated by the indigenous Lepcha community and migrant Bhutia and Limbu tribes. Later in 1780, the Gurkhas invaded and conquered Kalimpong. After the Anglo-Bhutan War in 1864, the Treaty of Sinchula (1865) was signed, in which Bhutanese held territory east of the Teesta River was ceded to the British East India Company. At that time, Kalimpong was a hamlet, with only two or three families known to reside there. The first recorded mention of the town was a fleeting reference made that year by Ashley Eden, a government official with the Bengal Civil Service. Kalimpong was added to district of Darjeeling in 1866. In 1866–1867 an Anglo-Bhutanese commission demarcated the common boundaries between the two, thereby giving shape to the Kalimpong subdivision and the Darjeeling district.