Gangtok rose to prominence as a popular Buddhist pilgrimage site after the construction of the Enchey Monastery in 1840.
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17 Facts About Gangtok
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Precise meaning of the name "Gangtok" is unclear, though the most popular meaning is "hill cut".
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Gangtok remained a small hamlet until the construction of the Enchey Monastery in 1840 made it a pilgrimage centre.
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Gangtok has witnessed annual landslides, resulting in loss of life and damage to property.
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Many of Gangtok's residents are employed directly and indirectly in the tourism industry, with many residents owning and working in hotels and restaurants.
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The main market in Gangtok provides many of the state's rural residents a place to offer their produce during the harvest seasons.
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Gangtok is administered by the Gangtok Municipal Corporation along with the various departments of the Government of Sikkim, particularly the Urban Development and Housing Department and the Public Health Engineering Department .
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Gangtok is the seat of the Sikkim High Court, which is India's smallest High Court in terms of area and population of jurisdiction.
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Gangtok is within the Sikkim Lok Sabha constituency that elects a member to the Lok Sabha of the Indian Parliament.
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Gangtok has a nearly uninterrupted electricity supply due to Sikkim's numerous hydroelectric power stations.
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The rural roads around Gangtok are maintained by the Border Roads Organisation, a division of the Indian army.
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Several roads in Gangtok are reported to be in a poor condition, whereas building construction activities continue almost unrestrained in this city lacking proper land infrastructure.
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Gangtok is a linear city that has developed along the arterial roads, especially National Highway 31A.
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Gangtok has a sizeable Christian population and a small Muslim minority.
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The North East Presbyterian Church, Roman Catholic Church and Anjuman Mosque in Gangtok are places of worship for the religious minorities.
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Gangtok's schools are either run by the state government or by private and religious organisations.
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Gangtok has two cinemas featuring Nepali, Hindi and English-language films.
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