Ura Gewog Explained

Official Name:Ura Gewog
Native Name:ཨུ་ར་རྒེད་འོག
Settlement Type:Gewog
Pushpin Map:Bhutan Bumthang
Pushpin Label Position:none
Pushpin Mapsize:350
Coordinates:27.4667°N 144°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bhutan
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Bumthang District
Unit Pref:Imperial
Timezone:BTT
Utc Offset:+6

Ura Gewog (Dzongkha: ཨུ་ར་རྒེད་འོག) is a gewog (village block) of Bumthang District, Bhutan.[1] Ura Gewog consists of ten major villages- Tangsibi, Shingnyeer, Shingkhar, Pangkhar, Somthrang, Beteng, Trabi, Tarshong, Toepa and Chari with total household of 301 and population of 2288, covering an area of around 265 sq. kilometer with some 82% of forest coverage. The Gewog is located in the southeastern part of Bumthang District, 48 km distance from Dzongkhag Offices. It is bordered by Chhokhor and Chhumig gewog to the west, Tang gewog to the north, Zhemgang and Mongar District to the south and Lhuentse District to the east. The altitude of the gewog is around 3100 meters above sea level.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: -. Royal Government of Bhutan. December 12, 2010.
  2. Bumthang Dzongkhag Administration information http://www.bumthang.gov.bt/?page_id=38