AREA: 11.44 Sq. Km (4.4 Sq miles)
ELEVATION: 7,000 ft. or 2,134 meters
POPULATION: 83,000
CLIMATE: SUMMER: Min: 8.5 degrees C, Max: 14.8 degrees C

ANNUAL RAINFALL: 320 cm (126 inches)
BEST TOURIST SEASON: April to Mid-June, Mid September to November
BEST MOUNTAIN VIEWS: Mid Sept. - Mid Dec.

RECOMMENDED CLOTHING: Light woollens and tropicals in summer (umbrellas and raincoats are useful) and heavy woollen in winter.

LANGUAGES SPOKEN: English, Bengali, Gorkha, Nepali and Tibetan

Darjeeling is the legendary British hill station perched in the foothills of the Himalayas. Located in the northern extreme of the Indian state of West Bengal, Darjeeling is just east of Nepal, just south of Sikkim, and a bit west and south of Bhutan. It is most famous for its once magnificent tea estates. Despite a steady and inexorable decline since independence, roughly a half century ago, these estates still produce a substantial portion of the world's tea.

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