Darjeeling District (
Bengali: দার্জিলিং জেলা;
Nepali: दार्जिलिङग् जिल्ला) (Pron:dɑ:rʤi:lɪŋ) is the northernmost district of the state of
West Bengal in eastern
India in the foothills of the
Himalayas. The district is famous for its beautiful
hill stations (often referred to as the
Queen of the Hills) and
Darjeeling tea.
Darjeeling is the district headquarters.
Kalimpong,
Kurseong and
Siliguri, three other major towns in the district, are the subdivisional headquarters of the district.
Mirik, another town of the district, has been developed as a lake resort since the late 1970s.