Phuentsholing Gewog
Phuentsholing Gewog
ཕུན་ཚོགས་གླིང་ | |
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| Coordinates: 26°53′N 89°23′E / 26.89°N 89.38°E | |
| Country | Bhutan |
| District | Chukha District |
| Sub-district | Phuentsholing Dungkhag |
| Government Chukha | |
| • Gup | Birkha Bdr Rai |
| Area | |
• Total | 54.0 sq mi (139.8 km2) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 5,183 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BTT) |
Phuentsholing Gewog (Dzongkha: ཕུན་ཚོགས་གླིང་,Phuentshogling Gewog) is a gewog (village block) of Chukha District, Bhutan. The gewog has an area of 139.8 km2 and contains 19 villages and a population of 5,183, as of 2005. Phuentsholing Gewog is part of Phuentsholing Dungkhag, along with Dala, Logchina Gewogs and Shampheling Gewog. It is one of the most populated gewogs in Chukha Dzongkhag.
The Gewog contains a number of sacred places including Rinchending Goenpa, Zangdo Pelri, and Druk Namgay Choling Dratshang.