Official Name: | Norgaygang |
Native Name: | ནོར་རྒྱས་སྒང་ |
Settlement Type: | Gewogs |
Pushpin Map: | Bhutan Samtse |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Norgaygang in the Samtse District of Bhutan |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300px |
Coordinates: | 27.1255°N 88.8479°W |
Mapsize: | 350px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bhutan |
Subdivision Type1: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Samtse District |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 187.51 |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Population Total: | 3381 |
Timezone: | BTT |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Norgaygang Gewog (Dzongkha: ནོར་རྒྱས་སྒང་) is a gewog (village block) of Samtse District, Bhutan. It is located at the extreme northwest of the Samtse District bordering on India's West Bengal (Kalimpong) and Sikkim (East Sikkim) provinces. It has the Haa District to the northeast and Samtse's Tendruk Gewog to the southeast.[1] [2]
The Norgaygang gewog is immediately to the south of the Zompelri ridge and Mount Gipmochi, which have been subject to the India-China-Bhutan border dispute. The Dichu (Jaldhaka) river flows through the gewog along with its numerous tributaries. The largest of the tributaries is Asam Khola rising below the Mount Gipmochi.
The Norgaygang Gewog occupies an area of . It has 19 villages in 6 Chiwogs. In 2012, it had a population of 3,381.[3] The Gewog comprises part of Tashicholing Dungkhag (sub-district), together with Tendu, Pemaling, Namgaychhoeling, and Tashicholing Gewogs.