Pokhriabong
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Pokhriabong Pokhrebong |
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| Town | |
| Coordinates: 26°34′N 88°06′E / 26.57°N 88.10°ECoordinates: 26°34′N 88°06′E / 26.57°N 88.10°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Darjeeling |
| Elevation | 1,684 m (5,525 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Nepali, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Darjeeling |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Darjeeling |
Pokhriabong is a small town in the Darjeeling district of the state of West Bengal, India. It is located 29 kilometres away from the town of Darjiling.Pokhriabong Rangbhang valley as it known has a total pf eight Tea Estates.Pokhriabong has a very hospitable environment with summer temperatures reaching upto 24℃ and winters with temperatures dropping down to -1℃/2℃.Pokhriabong has many villages within it and within the villages are many sub-villages and more.The region has a great production of tea fruits and vegetables.Pokhriabong valley has two main rivers.Flowing on the left is the River Balason and on the right is the mighty River Rangbhang.Pokhriabong also attracts a wide nunber of tourists as it is very natural and people here are very friendly.
This area has a small population of the endangered Chinese pangolin. For the avid bird watcher, there is a plethora of Himalayan bird life in the area, treepies, barbets, pheasants, flycatchers, sunbirds and orioles to name a few. Also different species of butterflies can be seen if one is lucky enough. There is also snakes wild boar black deer if lucky or unlucky one might get a chance to see a leopard.
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