Rangpo is a Municipal town in Pakyong district in the Indian state of Sikkim. The town borders West Bengal's Kalimpong district and is situated along the Teesta river and Rangpo River. It is the first town of Sikkim lying on National Highway 10 that links Siliguri to Gangtok. It is about 300 m above sea level with a sub-tropical climate. It is the 'Gateway to Sikkim' and all vehicles entering Sikkim have to stop at the Rangpo Police check-post. Foreign tourists require documents to enter Sikkim state and have to show them at the police check post. Geography Rangpo is located at . It has an average elevation of 333 metres (1093 feet). The town lies on the belt of two rivers, River Teesta which comes from Dikchu-Singtam-Majitar side, and River Rangpo which comes from Rongli-Rorathang-Kumrek side. Both river meets each other below the town. The conjunction point is named as Indrakil Prayag and is considered as a holy place by Hindus. Since River Teesta is the largest river and River Rangpo the third largest river of Sikkim so both rivers becomes violent during monsoon season especially between June to September, hence some times the river overflows towards lower residential areas of the town and causes destruction. Transport Roadways As Rangpo lies on NH-10, so frequent service jeeps and taxis are available to almost all cities and towns of Sikkim and cities/towns of West Bengal like Siliguri, Kalimpong, Darjeeling, Kurseong, Jaigaon, Malbazar, Bagdogra, Panitanki etc. In Rangpo, NH-10 is joined by following major roads: Rorathang- Kumrek- Rangpo Road, Namchi-Namthang-Rangpo Road and Kalimpong-Munsoong-Rangpo Road. Buses: Frequent buses operated by Sikkim Nationalised Transport (SNT) are available from Rangpo to Sikkim Nationalised Transport Bus Terminus (Siliguri) and Gangtok, apart from it many private buses and NBSTC buses are available from the town to Gangtok, NJP Bus stand and Tenzing Norgay Bus Terminus, (Siliguri). Railway Rangpo railway station is the under construction railway station in Rangpo which falls under Sevoke-Rangpo Railway Line, Alipurduar railway division of Northeast Frontier Railway. The nearby currently functioning railway stations are Sivok railway station - 55 km, Siliguri Junction -75 km and New Jalpaiguri Junction - 87 km. Airways The nearest airport is Pakyong Airport around 25 km away and Bagdogra International Airport around 90 km away. Economy There are many factories and companies in and nearby Rangpo. The areas like Mining, Kumrek, Chanatar etc are home to many