Gakiling Gewog (Sarpang) Explained

Official Name:Gakiling Gewog
Native Name:དགའ་སྐྱིད་གླིང་
Settlement Type:Gewog
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bhutan
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Sarpang District
Unit Pref:Metric
Timezone:BTT
Utc Offset:+6

Gakiling Gewog (Dzongkha: དགའ་སྐྱིད་གླིང་) is a gewog (village block) of Sarpang District, Bhutan.[1]

Geography

Gambling Gewog is located in southwestern Sarpang and borders the gewogs Senggye, Shompangkha, Dekiling, and Chhudzom. It has an area of 785 square kilometers, 70% forest coverage, and a small fishery industry of 21 fishery ponds.[2]

Population and Demographics

There are 5 chiwogs (villages) in Gakiling. The gewog has a population of 2036 spread across 539 households. There are 1045 men and 991 women in Gakiling.[3]

Utilities and Institutions

In Gakiling Gewog, drinking water, electricity, and mobile network coverage are all at 100%. There is 1 outreach clinic and 25 village health workers.[4]

Education

Gakiling has 5 schools, including 1 primary school, one ECCD center, and 3 NFE centers. Lharing Primary School has 7 teachers, including 5 men and 2 women, and 86 students.[5]

Farming and Industry

The gewog has 315 acres of cultivated wetland, 1,000 acres of cultivated dryland, 50 kilometers of irrigation channels, and 30 kilometers of electric fencing.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chiwogs in Sarpang . . 2011 . 2011-07-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111002190531/http://www.election-bhutan.org.bt/2011/finaldelimitation/Sarpang.pdf . 2011-10-02 . dead .
  2. Web site: Gakiling .
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