Kurseong

Kurseong (, ) is a town and a municipality in Darjeeling district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Kurseong subdivision.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Kurseong
Settlement.nickname: The School Town
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Kurseong panorama by Mayukh Ghose.jpg
Settlement.image_alt: Panorama of Kurseong with TV tower in the background
Settlement.image_caption: Panorama of Kurseong
Settlement.pushpin_map: India West Bengal#India3
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in West Bengal, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: West Bengal
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Darjeeling
Settlement.government_type: Municipality
Settlement.governing_body: Kurseong Municipality
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 7.50

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Encyclopedic overview

25 sections

Contents

Etymology
History
Geography
Location
Area overview
Sights
Religious sites
Natural sites
Museums
Other sites
Civic administration
Library
Education
University Colleges
Schools of Kurseong
Higher Secondary Vocational
Transport
Demographics
Languages
Religion
Media and communications
Notable residents
References
Bibliography
External links

Kurseong (, ) is a town and a municipality in Darjeeling district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Kurseong subdivision.

Located at an altitude of , Kurseong is from Darjeeling and has a pleasant climate throughout the year.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kurseong” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.