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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Lachung
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Hill station
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| image_caption = Lachung
| pushpin_map = India Sikkim#India3
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Sikkim, India
| coordinates = {{coord|27.690|N|88.746|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Sikkim]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[North Sikkim]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| elevation_m = 2700
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| population_as_of = 2001
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Nepali language|Nepali]], [[Bhutia language|Bhutia]], [[Lepcha language|Lepcha]], [[Limbu language|Limbu]], [[Newari language|Newari]], [[Kiranti languages|Rai]], [[Gurung language|Gurung]], Mangar, [[Sherpa language|Sherpa]], [[Tamang language|Tamang]] and [[Sunwar language|Sunwar]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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'''Lachung''' is a town and hill station in northeast [[Sikkim]], [[India]]. It is located in the [[North Sikkim]] district near the border with [[Tibet]].<ref>http://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/260926-lachung-sikkim.html</ref> Lachung is at an elevation of about {{convert|9,600|ft}} and at the confluence of the [[Lachen River|lachen]] and [[Lachung River]]s, both tributaries of the [[River Teesta]]. The word ''Lachung'' means "small pass". The town is approximately {{convert|125|km}} from the capital [[Gangtok]].

The [[Indian Army]] has a forward base in the town. Before the Chinese occupation of [[Tibet]] in 1950, Lachung was a trading post between Sikkim and Tibet, after which it was closed down. The town's economy has been boosted by tourism in recent years as the region has been opened up by the [[Indian government]]. Tourists come from all over the world to visit the town between October and May, mostly on their way to the [[Yumthang Valley]] and the [[Lachung Monastery]]. Most of Lachung's inhabitants are of [[Lepcha people|Lepcha]] and [[Tibetan people|Tibetan]] descent. Languages spoken here are [[Nepali language|Nepali]], [[Lepcha language|Lepcha]] and [[Bhutia]]. During winter the town is usually covered in snow. Lachung is also the base camp for Rhododendron Valley Trek which starts from Yumthang Valley and ends at Lachen Valley.

Lachung has been described as the "most picturesque village of Sikkim" by [[United Kingdom|British]] explorer [[Joseph Dalton Hooker]] in his definitive, ''The Himalayan Journal'' (1855). [[Skiing]] is conducted in Phuni near this town.

<gallery>
File:Lachung_Town.jpg|Lachung Town
image:Lachung1.jpg|Part of the town
image:Lachung2.jpg|A house in Lachung
image:Gumpa.jpg|The Lachung Monastery
image: Lachung river, lachung, sikkim, India.jpg|[[Lachung River]]
</gallery>

== Climate ==
{{Weather box|collapsed =
|location = Auli
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan high C = 8.8
|Feb high C = 10
|Mar high C = 13.1
|Apr high C = 16.2
|May high C =18.5
|Jun high C = 19.6
|Jul high C = 20.2
|Aug high C = 19.9
|Sep high C = 18.8
|Oct high C = 16.9
|Nov high C = 13
|Dec high C = 10
|Year high C =
|Jan low C = -5.3
|Feb low C = -3.7
|Mar low C = -0.4
|Apr low C = 3.1
|May low C =6.5
|Jun low C = 10.1
|Jul low C =11.6
|Aug low C = 11.1
|Sep low C = 9.5
|Oct low C = 4
|Nov low C =-1.1
|Dec low C = -4
|Year low C =
|Jan precipitation mm = 15
|Feb precipitation mm = 34
|Mar precipitation mm = 57
|Apr precipitation mm = 83
|May precipitation mm = 104
|Jun precipitation mm =168
|Jul precipitation mm = 219
|Aug precipitation mm = 185
|Sep precipitation mm = 146
|Oct precipitation mm = 61
|Nov precipitation mm = 17
|Dec precipitation mm = 6
|Year precipitation mm =
| source = https://en.climate-data.org/asia/india/sikkim/lachung-633509/
|date=December 2017}}

==Banking Facilities in Lachung==

State Bank of India is operating a branch in Lachung.

*[[State Bank Of India]], Lachung<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bankifscmicrbranchdetails.c12.in/page.php?ifsc=SBIN0008510 |title=STATE BANK OF INDIA, LACHUNG}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Cities and towns in North Sikkim district]]
[[Category:Ski areas and resorts in India]]

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