Phuntsholing
Phuentsholing
ཕུན་ཚོགས་གླིང་ Phuentsholing | |
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Phuntsholing, Bhutan | |
| Coordinates: 26°51′0″N 89°23′0″E / 26.85000°N 89.38333°E | |
| Country | Bhutan |
| Dzongkhag | Chukha District |
| Gewog | Phuentsholing, Sampheling |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.6 km2 (6.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 293 m (961 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 27,658 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BTT) |
| Website | pcc.bt |
Phuntsholing, also spelled as Phuentsholing (Dzongkha: ཕུན་ཚོགས་གླིང་), is a border town in southern Bhutan and is the administrative seat of Chukha District. The town occupies parts of both Phuentsholing Gewog and Sampheling Gewog.
Phuentsholing adjoins the Indian town of Jaigaon, and cross-border trade has resulted in a thriving local economy. The town previously hosted the headquarters of the Bank of Bhutan before they were shifted to Thimphu. In 2017, Phuentsholing had a population of 27,658.