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 most populated gewogs in Chukha Dzongkhag.
Phuentsholing Gewog
ཕུན་ཚོགས་གླིང་ | |
|---|---|
  Phuentsholing Gewog | |
| Coordinates: 26°53′N 89°23′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) |
The Gewog contains a number of sacred places including Rinchending Goenpa, Zangdo Pelri, and Druk Namgay Choling Dratshang.[3]
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