Geographically, the Darjeeling district can be divided into two broad divisions: the hills and the plains.
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11 Facts About Darjeeling district
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The entire hilly region of the Darjeeling district comes under the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration, a semi-autonomous administrative body under the state government of West Bengal.
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Darjeeling district has a length from north to south of 18 miles and a breadth from east to west of 16 miles.
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Etymological term of Darjeeling district is denoted "Tajenglung", a Yakthung Limbu terminology that means the stones that "talk to each other", according to the historian Sankarhang Subba of Darjeeling district.
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In 1835, the hill of Darjeeling district, including an enclave of 138 square miles, was given to the British East India Company by Sikkim.
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The Darjeeling district can be said to have assumed its present shape and size in 1866 with an area of 1234 sq.
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Hill areas of Darjeeling district enjoyed some measure of autonomy under the Darjeeling district Gorkha Hill Council.
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The Darjeeling district has a population density of 586 inhabitants per square kilometre.
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Darjeeling district is home to Singalila National Park, which was set up in 1986 as a wildlife sanctuary and converted to a national park in 1992.
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Darjeeling district has three wildlife sanctuaries: Jorepokhri, Mahananda, and Senchal.
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