Phuentsholing Gewog (Dzongkha: ཕུན་ཚོགས་གླིང་,Phuentshogling Gewog) is a gewog (village block) of Chukha District, Bhutan.[1] The gewog has an area of 139.8 km2 and contains 19 villages and a population of 5,183, as of 2005.[2] Phuentsholing Gewog is part of Phuentsholing Dungkhag, along with Dala, Logchina Gewogs and Shampheling Gewog. It is one of the highest populated gewog in Chukha Dzongkhag.
Phuentsholing Gewog
ཕུན་ཚོགས་གླིང་ | |
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Coordinates: 26°53′N 89°23′E / 26.89°N 89.38°E | |
Country | |
District | Chukha District |
Sub-district | Phuentsholing Dungkhag |
Government Chukha | |
• Gup | Birkha Bdr Rai |
Area | |
• Total | 54.0 sq mi (139.8 km2) |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 5,183 |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BTT) |
The Gewog contains a number of sacred places including Rinchending Goenpa, Zangdo Pelri, and Druk Namgay Choling Dratshang[3]
References
edit- ^ "Chiwogs in Chukha" (PDF). Election Commission, Government of Bhutan. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
- ^ "Bhutan Districts: Chhukha". Bhutan Majestic Travel. Archived from the original on July 2, 2010. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
- ^ "Phuentshogling". www.chhukha.gov.bt. Retrieved 2024-07-11.