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Gewogs Of Bhutan
A gewog ( ''geok'', block), in the past also spelled as geog, is a group of villages in Bhutan. The head of a ''gewog'' is called a ''gup'' ( ''gepo''). Gewogs form a geographic administrative unit below dzongkhag districts (and dungkhag subdistricts, where they exist), and above Dzongkhag Thromde class B and Yenlag Thromde municipalities. Dzongkhag Thromde class A municipalities have their own independent local government body. Bhutan comprises 205 gewogs, which average in area. The gewogs in turn are divided into chewogs for elections and thromdes "municipalities" for administration. The Parliament of Bhutan passed legislation in 2002 and 2007 on the status, structure, and leadership of local governments, including gewogs. The most recent legislation by parliament regarding gewogs is the Local Government Act of Bhutan 2009. In July 2011, the government slated 11 gewogs across Bhutan for reorganization, including both mergers and bifurcations, to be debated in dzongkhag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Block (country Subdivision)
A block is an administrative division of some South Asian countries. Bhutan In Bhutan, a block is called a Gewogs of Bhutan, gewog. It is essentially for oil a group of villages. Gewogs are official Administrative division, administrative units of Bhutan. The country is composed of 205 gewogs. Each gewog is headed by a ''gup'' or headman. India A block is a district sub-division for the purpose of rural development department and Panchayati raj (India), Panchayati Raj institutes. Cities have similar arrangements under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Urban Development department. Tehsils (also called talukas) are common across urban and rural areas for the administration of land and revenue department to keep track of land ownership and levy the land tax. For planning purpose, a district is divided into four levels: * Tehsils * Blocks * Gram panchayats * Villages A tehsil may consist of one or more blocks. Blocks are usually planning and development units of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jigme Singye Wangchuck
Jigme Singye Wangchuck (, ; born 11 November 1955) is the fourth Druk Gyalpo ( Dragon King) of Bhutan, reigning from 1972 to 2006. He is the father of the present King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck. He is the only son of five children born to the Third King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck and Queen Mother Ashi Kesang Choden. Jigme Singye Wangchuck studied at St. Joseph's School, Darjeeling, in India. In January 1965, he attended Summerfields School in St. Leonards, Sussex, England, and then Heatherdown School in 1966 where he completed his studies in 1969. After completion of his studies in 1970, he was appointed as the Chairman of the National Planning Commission in the year 1971 by the Third King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck. At the age of 16, he was appointed as the Trongsa Penlop and bestowed with saffron scarf. On July 21, 1972, the Third King of Bhutan passed away, and at the age of 16, Crown Prince Jigme Singye Wangchuck, ascended the throne, becoming the world's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarpangtar Gewog
Shompangkha Gewog (Dzongkha: ཤོམ་སྤང་ཁ་) is a gewog (village block) of Sarpang District, Bhutan Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia, in the Eastern Himalayas between China to the north and northwest and India to the south and southeast. With a population of over 727,145 and a territory of , .... References Gewogs of Bhutan Sarpang District {{coord missing, Bhutan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarpang District
Sarpang District (Dzongkha: གསར་སྤང་རྫོང་ཁག་; Wylie: ''Gsar-spang rdzong-khag''; also known as "Geylegphug") is one of the 20 dzongkhags (districts) comprising Bhutan. Sarpang covers a total area of and stretches from Lhamoizhingkha in West Bhutan to Manas National Park in the east. Sarpang Dzongkhag is divided into one dungkhag, Gelephu, and 12 gewogs. Languages The dominant language in Sarpang is Nepali, an Indo-European language spoken by the heterogeneous Lhotshampa community. The East Bodish Kheng language is also spoken in the northeastern reaches of the district. Administrative divisions Sarpang District is currently divided into twelve village blocks (or '' gewogs''): * Chhuzagang Gewog * Chhudzom Gewog * Dekiling Gewog * Gakiling Gewog * Gelephu Gewog * Jigmechhoeling Gewog * Samtenling Gewog * Senghe Gewog * Serzhong Gewog * Shompangkha Gewog * Tareythang Gewog * Umling Gewog Environment Much of Sarpang District consists of e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsirangtoe Gewog
Tsirangtoe Gewog (Dzongkha: རྩི་རང་སྟོད་) is a gewog (village block) of Tsirang District, Bhutan Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia, in the Eastern Himalayas between China to the north and northwest and India to the south and southeast. With a population of over 727,145 and a territory of , .... References Gewogs of Bhutan Tsirang District {{coord missing, Bhutan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsholingkhar Gewog
Tsholingkhar Gewog (Dzongkha: མཚོ་གླིང་མཁར་) is a gewog (village block) of Tsirang District, Bhutan Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia, in the Eastern Himalayas between China to the north and northwest and India to the south and southeast. With a population of over 727,145 and a territory of , .... References Gewogs of Bhutan Tsirang District {{coord missing, Bhutan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rangthangling Gewog
Rangthangling Gewog (Dzongkha: རང་ཐང་གླིང་) is a gewog (village block) of Tsirang District, Bhutan Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia, in the Eastern Himalayas between China to the north and northwest and India to the south and southeast. With a population of over 727,145 and a territory of , .... References Gewogs of Bhutan Tsirang District {{coord missing, Bhutan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barshong Gewog
Barshong Gewog () is a gewog (a village block or county) of Tsirang District, Bhutan Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia, in the Eastern Himalayas between China to the north and northwest and India to the south and southeast. With a population of over 727,145 and a territory of , .... Barshong Gewog is located in the western part of Tsirang District and has an area of 21.2 km2. The altitude ranges from 700 to 1500 meters above the sea level. Some 53% of the land area is under forest cover comprising mainly broad-leaf trees. The gewog has around 575 acres of dry land, 255 acres of wet land, 57 acres of orchards and 10 acres of cardamom. The most commonly used local dialects are Lhotshamkha, Tamang, Mongar and Subba.information provided by the Tsirang Dzongkhag Administration: http://www.tsirang.gov.bt/index.php/en/gewogs/barshong/ The gewog is administratively divided into 5 chewogs, namely Barshong Toed, Barshong Maed, Gan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsirang Dangra Gewog
Tsirang Dangra Gewog was a gewog (village block) of Tsirang District, Bhutan Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia, in the Eastern Himalayas between China to the north and northwest and India to the south and southeast. With a population of over 727,145 and a territory of , .... References Former gewogs of Bhutan Tsirang District {{coord missing, Bhutan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tshokhana Gewog
Tshokhana Gewog is a former gewog (village block) of Tsirang District, Bhutan Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia, in the Eastern Himalayas between China to the north and northwest and India to the south and southeast. With a population of over 727,145 and a territory of , .... References Former gewogs of Bhutan Tsirang District {{coord missing, Bhutan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gairigaun Gewog
Gairigaun Gewog was a gewog (village block) of Tsirang District, Bhutan Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia, in the Eastern Himalayas between China to the north and northwest and India to the south and southeast. With a population of over 727,145 and a territory of , .... References Former gewogs of Bhutan Tsirang District {{coord missing, Bhutan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chanautey Gewog
Chanautey Gewog was a gewog (village block) of Tsirang District, Bhutan Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia, in the Eastern Himalayas between China to the north and northwest and India to the south and southeast. With a population of over 727,145 and a territory of , .... References Former gewogs of Bhutan Tsirang District {{coord missing, Bhutan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
