Hikkim branch post office in Lahaul and Sprite district, Himachal Pradesh has the distinction of having the Highest Post Office in the world. Its a small village at an approximate height of 15,000 feet and was opened on 5 Nov1983.
The pin code for this post office is 172114. Hikkim has population of around 600. There is a motorable road till Hikkim. The nearest main post office is at Kaza, located 25 kms away. Around 50 people have a savings account in the Hikkim post office. The post office handles around 15-20 letters everyday.
The second and third places are Mount Fuji with 12290 feet and Jungfraujoch with 11333 feet.
The pin code for this post office is 172114. Hikkim has population of around 600. There is a motorable road till Hikkim. The nearest main post office is at Kaza, located 25 kms away. Around 50 people have a savings account in the Hikkim post office. The post office handles around 15-20 letters everyday.
The second and third places are Mount Fuji with 12290 feet and Jungfraujoch with 11333 feet.
PS:Note the image displayed is from Google images,not sure about the authenticity.
2 comments:
I don´t think that is the highest one.
La Rinconada in Peru, is at over 17000 feet high.
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Rinconada_%28Per%C3%BA%29
I just checked the link. It doesn't mention that it has a post office .I have used bablefish for translation.
Check whats mentioned:
The Rinconada is a municipality that is located to 5,400 msnm (approx 17.716 feet) in the District of Ananea, Province of San Antonio de Putina of the Department of Fist, Peru. It has an approximated population of 11,000 inhabitants. According to the edition of May of 2003 of the magazine National Geographic, the Rinconada is the permanent town more stop of the world. In the mentioned article it is indicated that this town is located to 5,100 msnm and exist slumses over that altitude, but in its majority they are Buddhist temples or military slugs of the region of Tibet. the rinconada one is a populated center miner, dedicated enters its inhabitants the artisan and semi artisan operation of gold, buys and gold sale, commerce of mining equipment, etc.
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