Phuentsholing Gewog

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Phuentsholing Gewog
ཕུན་ཚོགས་གླིང་
Phuentsholing Gewog is located in Chukha District
Phuentsholing Gewog
Phuentsholing Gewog
Coordinates: 26°53′N 89°23′E / 26.89°N 89.38°E / 26.89; 89.38
Country Bhutan
DistrictChukha District
Sub-districtPhuentsholing Dungkhag
Government
Chukha
 • GupBirkha Bdr Rai
Area
 • Total54.0 sq mi (139.8 km2)
Population
 (2005)
 • Total5,183
Time zoneUTC+6 (BTT)

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 highest populated gewog in Chukha Dzongkhag.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Chiwogs in Chukha" (PDF). Election Commission, Government of Bhutan. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  2. ^ "Bhutan Districts: Chhukha". Bhutan Majestic Travel. Archived from the original on July 2, 2010. Retrieved August 25, 2010.