Gangtok is a bustling, friendly hill station and the capital of the state and as well as the district headquarter of the East district. Geographically, East district occupies the south-east corner of the state. East district is surrounded by North District in the Northern side and South & West districts in the western side. East district occupies an area of 964 km² and is the second smallest district area wise in the state. It is located at topographical location of Latitude – 27º 25’ North to 27º11’ North and Longitude – 88º 53’ East to 88º26’ 10” East. The District is considered to be a very sensitive area sharing boarder with People’s Republic of China and Bhutan. It is the hub of all state level administrative activity too.