Editing Sikkim (section)

=== Subdivisions ===
Sikkim has six districts – [[East Sikkim|Gangtok District]], [[North Sikkim|Mangan District]], [[South Sikkim|Namchi District]], [[Pakyong District]], [[West Sikkim|Geyzing District]] and [[Soreng District]]. The district capitals are [[Gangtok]], [[Mangan, India|Mangan]], [[Namchi]], [[Pakyong]], [[Gyalshing]] and [[Soreng]] respectively.<ref>{{Cite book | title = Manorama Yearbook 2009 | editor1-last = Mathew | editor1-first = K. M. | publisher = Malayala Manorama | page = 660 | chapter = India | isbn = 978-81-89004-12-5 }}</ref> These six districts are further divided into 16 subdivisions; Pakyong, Rongli, Rangpo and Gangtok are the subdivisions of the Gangtok and Pakyong Districts. Soreng, Yuksom, Gyalshing and Dentam are the subdivisions of the Geyzing and Soreng district. Chungthang, Dzongu, Kabi and Mangan are the subdivisions of the Mangan district. Ravongla, Jorethang, Namchi and Yangyang are the subdivisions of the Namchi district.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sikkim.gov.in/KnowSikkim/statistics/list-of-sdm|title=List of Sdm|website=sikkim.gov.in|access-date=17 June 2019}}</ref>

Each of Sikkim's districts is overseen by a state government appointee, the [[district collector]], who is in charge of the administration of the civilian areas of the district. The Indian Army has control over a large part of the state, as Sikkim forms part of a sensitive border area with [[China]]. Many areas are restricted to foreigners, and [[Foreigners (Protected Areas) Order 1958 (India)|official permits]] are needed to visit them.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sikkim.nic.in/sws/tour_off.htm|title=Information of Foreign Tourist Interest|publisher=Sikkim.nic.in|access-date=6 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523095928/http://sikkim.nic.in/sws/tour_off.htm|archive-date=23 May 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>