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.

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)

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.