Phuentsholing Gewog Explained

Official Name:Phuentsholing Gewog
Native Name:ཕུན་ཚོགས་གླིང་
Settlement Type:Gewogs
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Pushpin Map:Bhutan Chukha
Pushpin Mapsize:350
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bhutan
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Chukha District
Subdivision Type2:Sub-district
Subdivision Name2:Phuentsholing Dungkhag
Government Footnotes:Chukha
Leader Title:Gup
Leader Name:Birkha Bdr Rai
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:139.8
Population As Of:2005
Population Total:5183
Timezone:BTT
Utc Offset:+6
Coordinates:26.89°N 89.38°W

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 most populated gewogs in Chukha Dzongkhag.

The Gewog contains a number of sacred places including Rinchending Goenpa, Zangdo Pelri, and Druk Namgay Choling Dratshang.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chiwogs in Chukha . PDF . . 2011 . 2011-07-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111002183400/http://www.election-bhutan.org.bt/2011/finaldelimitation/chukha.pdf . 2011-10-02 .
  2. Web site: Bhutan Districts: Chhukha. Bhutan Majestic Travel. August 25, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100702160859/http://www.bhutanmajestictravel.com/bhutan-districts/chhukha#high_1. July 2, 2010.
  3. Web site: Phuentshogling . 2024-07-11 . www.chhukha.gov.bt . en.