Tumlong

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Settlement.elevation_m: 1473
Settlement.name: Tumlong
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Sikkim#India3
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Sikkim, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Sikkim
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: North Sikkim
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_total: 425
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.demographics_type1: Languages
Settlement.demographics1_title1: Official
Settlement.demographics1_info1: Nepali, Bhutia, Lepcha, Limbu, Newari, Rai, Gurung, Mangar, Sherpa, Tamang and Sunwar

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Tumlong is a village in the Indian state of Sikkim in northeastern India. It is located in the Mangan sub division of North Sikkim district. it is on the bank of the Dik Chu river, a tributary of the Teesta River.

Tumlong was the capital of the Kingdom of Sikkim between 1793 and 1861. The Sikkim Chogyals had a palace here, and a summer palace in Chumbi in the Lower Chumbi Valley. There was route between the two locations via the Cho La pass. In 1861, the capital was moved to Gangtok in order to be closer to the Darjeeling district, which was under the administration of the British Raj.

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