Category:Lachung

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<nowiki>लाचुङ; লাচুং; Lachung; Лачунґ; Lachung; लाचुंग; Lachung; لاچونگ; Lachung; ラチュン; 拉衝; ലചുങ്; インド、シッキム州北部の町・避暑地; établissement humain en Inde; населений пункт в Індії; nederzetting in India; Siedlung in Indien; town and hill station in North Sikkim, India; human settlement in India; human settlement in India; οικισμός της Ινδίας; مستوطنة في الهند</nowiki>
Lachung 
town and hill station in North Sikkim, India
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LocationChungthang subdivision, Mangan district, Sikkim, India
Population
  • 2,495 (2011)
Elevation above sea level
  • 2,700 ±1 m
Map27° 37′ 00.01″ N, 88° 39′ 00″ E
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Wikidata Q3635042
OpenStreetMap node ID: 1328010317
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Lachung (Hindi: लाचुंग) is a town in northeast Sikkim, India. It is located in the North Sikkim district and is near the border with China. Lachung is at an elevation of about 9,600 ft (3,000 m) and at the confluence of the Lachen River and Lachung Rivers, tributaries of the River Teesta. The word Lachung means "small mountain". The town is approximately 125 km from the capital Gangtok. 27°37′0.01″N 88°39′0″E / 27.6166694°N 88.65°E / 27.6166694; 88.65

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