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18th
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32nd
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21st
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15th
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Detailed explanation-1: -Situated at an altitude of 1300 metres on the eastern part of Darjeeling Himalayas, the Kalimpong district was formed on 14 February 2017, after splitting from the Darjeeling district as the 21st district of West Bengal.
Detailed explanation-2: -The names of new districts in West Bengal are Kalimpong, Jhargram, Purba and Paschim Bardhaman. These districts were formed in 2017 after the West Bengal Cabinet passed the proposal. Seven more districts will be added to the West Bengal district list soon.
Detailed explanation-3: -The earliest recorded history of Kalimpong is small and hazy. It was only after the Anglo-Bhutan War in 1864 that the history of Kalimpong was recorded.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 1865, it was annexed from Bhutan by British India under the Treaty of Sinchula, and administered as a subdivision of the Darjeeling district from 1916 to 2017. In 2017, it was carved out as a separate district to become the 21st district of West Bengal.