Umling Gewog Explained

Official Name:Umling Gewog
Native Name:ཨུམ་གླིང་
Settlement Type:Gewog
Mapsize:350px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bhutan
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Sarpang District
Leader Title:Gup
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:122
Population As Of:2014
Population Total:3129
Timezone:BTT
Utc Offset:+6
Elevation M:190-400

Umling Gewog (Dzongkha: ཨུམ་གླིང་) is a gewog (village block) of Sarpang District, Bhutan.[1] [2]

Umling Gewog is situated in the central Southern foothills of Sarpang Dzongkhag, bordering Assam, India, in theSouth, and Chuzagang Gewog in the West, Tareythang Gewog in the East and Zhemgang Dzongkhag in the North.

Its total geographical area is approximately, of which [3] is arable land. It has undulated terrain with an elevation ranging from above sea level. It has warm and humid climatic condition in winter and hot and rainy climatic conditions in summer.

It is approximately [4] from the Dungkhag headquarters (Gelephu) and is connected with the farm road which is inaccessible in the monsoon season due to heavy downpour. It has a total population of 3129 with almost 100 percent of the people dependent upon agriculture.[5]

Arecanut and ginger are grown as principal cash crop while paddy and maize are cultivated as main crop by the farmers. Beside farmers also rear domestic animals like cows, oxen, goats, sheep, etc. which ultimately add to their livelihood.

Until 2011 local government election, the Gewog had eight Chiwogs, namely: Chhuborthang, Daangling, Doongmin, Gaden, Lingar, Rijoog, Tashithang and Thongjazor and was merged into five Chiwogs, namely: Daangling, Doongmin, Gaden, Rijoog and Tashithang after the first LG election.[6] The Geog is administratively headed by Gelephu Dungkhag and subsequently by Sarpang Dzongkhag.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chiwogs in Sarpang . PDF . . 2011 . 2011-07-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111002190531/http://www.election-bhutan.org.bt/2011/finaldelimitation/Sarpang.pdf . 2011-10-02 .
  2. Web site: -. Royal Government of Bhutan. December 12, 2010.
  3. Sarpang Dzongkhag Administration. (2014). Geog Profile: Umling. Retrieved 11 13, 2014, from Sarpang Dzongkhag: http://www.sarpang.gov.bt/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Umling-Profile.pdf
  4. Sarpang Dzongkhag Administration. (2014). Geog Profile: Umling. Retrieved 11 13, 2014, from Sarpang Dzongkhag: http://www.sarpang.gov.bt/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Umling-Profile.pdf
  5. RNR-SCS. (2013). Bhutan RNR Statistics 2012. Thimphu: Ministry of Agriculture and Forest
  6. Web site: Chiwogs in Sarpang . PDF . . 2011 . 2011-07-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111002190531/http://www.election-bhutan.org.bt/2011/finaldelimitation/Sarpang.pdf . 2011-10-02 .