Understand
The sleepy town of Mangan happens to be the district headquarters of North Sikkim. It is also the gateway to the northern towns of Sikkim, places like Yumthang, Katao, Chungthang, Lachung and Lachen. Mangan happens to be the only place from which one can see the traditional inhabitants of Sikkim, the Lepchas, from very close range. This, because the Lepcha reservce of Dzongu of a mere 10km from the place.
