Sherathang
Sherathang | |
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Town | |
| Coordinates: 27°23′N 88°49′E / 27.383°N 88.817°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Sikkim |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Nepali, Lepcha, Limbu, Newari, Rai, Gurung, Bhutia, Mangar, Sherpa, Tamang and Sunwar |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 737103 |
| Vehicle registration | SK |
| Lok Sabha | Sikkim Constituency |
| Nearest city | Gangtok |
| Vidhan Sabha | Kabi Lungchok Constituency |
| Website | eastsikkim |
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Sherathang is a town in Gangtok district near the Nathu La Pass in Sikkim, India. The location has been identified as the site for excise, customs and checking for trade between India and China. Rinqingang is the corresponding location in China.
Sherathang has an Indo-Tibetan Border Police border post, which is one of the India-China Border Personnel Meeting point (BPM point). A regular scheduled international mail exchange between India Post and China takes place here twice a week. There is a war memorial at Sherathang to commemorate the Indian Army's martyrs and war heroes of 1967 Nathu La and Cho La clashes.