Lingmethang is a small town under Salling Geog in
Mongar district, in the eastern part of
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 , ...
. It is located off of the Thimphu-Trashigang highway, to the west of Mongar City and, 7 km north of the town of
Gyalpozhing. The town lies in a lush valley just west of the
Kuri Chhu river, covering approximately 80 acres at an average elevation of 650 m. The population is approximately 1,190 people.
Lingmethang has the local Leadership office including the office of the Saling Gup, a Basic Health Unit established by the Ministry of Health, Lingmethang Primary School established by the Ministry of Education, Agriculture, Livestock and Forestry Extension Service Centre, Agriculture Research & Development Sub-Centre, and Regional Pig & Poultry Breeding Centre established by the Ministry of Agriculture & Forests, Bhutan Agro Industries Ltd., Department of Road Regional Office and Regional Office of Construction Development Company Ltd. established under the Ministry of Works and Human Settlements.
* In 2010, the Early Learning Centre in Lingmethang opened
* In 2013, a local farmers market established
* In 2017, the Bhutan National Bank opened a branch office providing customer service
Zhongar Dzong
Zhongar Dzong is a large medieval ruin overlooking the valley between Lingmethang Town and Thidangbi Village in the Mongar District of Eastern Bhutan. Constructed in the 17th century from white stone mined from the nearby Kuri Chhu river, it on ...
overlooks the valley between Lingmethang Town and Thidangbi Village in Mongar District.
References
*Armington, S. (2002) ''Bhutan.'' (2nd ed.) Melbourne: Lonely Planet.
* http://www.mongar.gov.bt/sector/census
Populated places in Bhutan
Mongar District
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