Kalimpong
municipality in Kalimpong district, West Bengal
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Summary
Kalimpong is a municipality of West Bengal[1]. Kalimpong ranks in the top 8% of municipality of west bengal entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,644 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Kalimpong subdivision[3]
- Country: India[4]
- Instance of: city[5]
- Postal code: 734301[6]
- Commons category: Kalimpong[7]
- Located in time zone: UTC+05:30[8]
- Local dialing code: 3552[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kalimpong[10]
- Population: 49,403[11], 40,143[12]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13]
- Capital of: Kalimpong district[14], Kalimpong subdivision[15]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Kalimpong[16]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Kalimpong[17]
- Number of households: 10,113[18]
- Female population: 24,303[19]
- Male population: 25,100[20]
- Elevation above sea level: 1247 m[21]
- Area: 1056.5 km²[22]
- Illiterate population: 8219[23]
- Literate population: 41,184[24]
Why It Matters
Kalimpong has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] Kalimpong is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]