Yangang is a small town in
South Sikkim
Namchi District is a district of the Indian state of Sikkim. Its headquarters is at Namchi.
Geography
South Sikkim lies at an altitude of 400 to 2000 metres and has a temperate climate for most of the year. Major urban centres include Namch ...
district of the
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
n state of
Sikkim
Sikkim (; ) is a state in Northeastern India. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, Province No. 1 of Nepal in the west and West Bengal in the south. Sikkim is also close to the Siligur ...
. Yangang is the projected site for the construction of a
Sikkim University
Sikkim University is a central university established under an Act of Parliament of India. It is in Gangtok. The campus is expected to be built at Yangang in South Sikkim district, about from Gangtok. Its first chancellor was M. S. Swaminatha ...
campus.
Yangang is also the birthplace of the former Chief Minister of Sikkim (1994 - 2019),
Shri Pawan Kumar Chamling. The state's largest police training center is in Yangang. Yangang has a number of natural tourism resources including Mainam Hill (popularly known as Bhalay-Dhunga), Tig-Day Cho lake, Neya Khola Falls, Mahadev Than, Yangang Monastery, Gurung Monastery, Lepcha Monastery, Ramitay Bhir. Yangang will be soon have projects carried out in it such as the Ropeway to Bhalay Dhunga, Sky Walk at Bhalay Dhunga, Lepcha Heritage Center, and the Cultural Park.
Notable People
Dorjee Kazi - Former Minister
Pawan Chamling - 5th Chief Minister of Sikkim
BM Ramudamu - Former Minister
CB Karki - Former Minister
Ugen T Gyatsho - Former Minister
LB Das - Speaker, Sikkim Legislative Assembly
RN Chamling - Former MLA
Nimthit Lepcha - Former MLA
Bikash Basnet - Press Secretary to Chief Minister
References
Yangang is a small town in South Sikkim, which is slowly converging into a much happening place, an educational hub and a tourist destination with many projects up in the line.
Cities and towns in Namchi district
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