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| State : | West Bengal | ||
| District : | Darjiling | ||
| Sub-district : | Course song | ||
| Location : | 26 ° 53 ' N , 88 ° 17' E | ||
| Height : | 1458 m | ||
| Area : | 7.5 km² | ||
| Residents : | 42,446 (2011) | ||
| Population density : | 5659 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Website : | www.kurseongmunicipality.org | ||
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Kursong ( Rong : खरसाङ, Kharsang - "land of white orchids"; Bengali : কার্শিয়াং , Kārśiẏāṃ, Karshiyang ; also Karsiyang ) is a place in the Darjiling district in the Indian state of West Bengal with about 42,000 inhabitants (2011) at an altitude of 1458 m . The city was founded in 1879.
The city covers an area of 7.5 km² and is about 30 km from Darjiling and 47 km from Shiliguri . Kursong is connected to the rail network by the narrow-gauge line of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway .
Web links
Commons : Kursong - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Kursong Municipality (City Council)
- Course song - The Land of White Orchids. April 29, 2006, accessed December 27, 2009 (English, information about Kursong).
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.census2011.co.in
- ↑ a b www.kurseongmunicipality.org ( memento of the original from March 25, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
