Lachen, Sikkim

Lachen
Chatan
town
Lachen village in 1938
Lachen
Location in Sikkim, India
Lachen
Lachen (India)
Coordinates: 27°43′00″N 88°33′28″E / 27.71668°N 88.557755°E / 27.71668; 88.557755Coordinates: 27°43′00″N 88°33′28″E / 27.71668°N 88.557755°E / 27.71668; 88.557755
Country  India
State Sikkim
District North Sikkim
Languages
 • Official Nepali, Bhutia, Lepcha, Limbu, Newari, Rai, Gurung, Mangar, Sherpa, Tamang and Sunwar
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration SK

Lachen is a town in North Sikkim district in the Indian state of Sikkim.[1] It is located at an elevation of 2,750 metres. The name Lachen means "big pass". The town is being promoted as a tourist destination by the Sikkimese government. The town forms the base to the Chopta Valley and Gurudongmar Lake. An annual yak race, the Thangu is held here in summer.

Transport

Lachen is about 129 kilometres (80 mi) from the capital Gangtok, and can be reached via a six-hour road journey. A short two-day-long trekking route also connects the Yumthang Valley to Lachen. It has a population of around 1,000. Lachen has its own system of rules and regulations known as Dzumsa. The heads of the Dzumsa are known as Pipon and Gyenbos.

To the north there is the old town of Thangu where the daytime temperature varies from 4 to 12 degrees Celsius (40 to 55 °F), even in the months of June and July.

Gurudongmar Lake can be reached from Lachen, a sacred lake in the Great Himalayas Region.

References

  1. ↑ Maps of India.com Archived 2009-08-29 at the Wayback Machine.


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