Darjeeling

दार्जिलिङ
दार्जिलिङ
City
	Coordinates: 27°3′N 88°16′E / 27.050°N 88.267°ECoordinates: 27°3′N 88°16′E / 27.050°N 88.267°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Darjeeling
Settled	1835
Founded by	East India Company
Government
• Type	Chairman-in-Council
• Body	Darjeeling Municipality
• Chairman	Pratibha Rai
• Vice-Chairman	Sagar Tamang
Area
• Total	10.57 km2 (4.08 sq mi)
Elevation	2,042.16 m (6,700.00 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	132,016
• Density	12,490/km2 (32,348/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali and Nepali
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	734101
Vehicle registration	WB-76 WB-77
Lok Sabha constituency	Darjeeling
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Darjeeling
Website	www.darjeelingmunicipality.in

Darjeeling is a city and a municipality in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is in the Lesser Himalayas at an elevation of 6,700 ft (2,042.2 m). It is famous for its tea industry. It is also known for its views of the Kangchenjunga, the world's third-highest mountain, and the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Darjeeling is the headquarters of the Darjeeling District in West Bengal. It is a popular tourist destination in India.

Darjeeling Media

The quadrangle of St Joseph's College, Darjeeling, now St Joseph's School, or North Point, established in 1888
Women supporting Gorkhaland marching with torchlights, Darjeeling, 2013
A schematic map of Darjeeling Municipality wards
Darjeeling Municipality building
Tea garden workers, some waiting to turn in their pickings; others have done so
Area of cultivation of Darjeeling tea in hectares (acres) from 1951 to 2014
Map 2: A schematic map showing the Senchal Lakes in relation to Darjeeling