Gomtu is a border town in south-western Bhutan near the border with India. It is located in Samtse District. Gomtu is a small industrial town by road only reachable via India. It lays at a distance of some 70 kilometers west of the large Bhutanese border town of Phuentsholing. There are two cement factories based on the Gomtu Industrial Estate, Penden Cement and Lhaki cement. [1] Gomtu has a government Higher Secondary School[2] and a government referral hospital.[3] In the Pugli Hills around Gomtu the mineral dolomite is mined by the Jigme Mining Corporation Limited.[4]
Gomtu | |
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  Gomtu Location in Bhutan | |
| Coordinates: 26°49′05″N 89°11′10″E / 26.81806°N 89.18611°E | |
| Country |  Bhutan |
| District | Samtse District |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 4,254 |
At the 2005 census, its population was 4,524.[5] The postal code of Gomtu is 22002.[6]
References
edit- ^ Heavenly Bhutan website https://www.heavenlybhutan.com/sightseeing-places-of-bhutan/places-to-visit-in-samtse/gomtu-industrial-estate/ ; see also Penden Cement website http://pendencement.bt/
- ^ "Gomtu Higher Secondary School – Gomtu Higher Secondary School". Retrieved 2023-07-11.
- ^ "Gomtu Hospital - YFHS Bhutan". 2021-09-26. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
- ^ "Mines destroy Bhutan's mountains". Reuters. 2007-06-05. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
- ^ "Bhutan: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Retrieved 2008-07-11.[dead link]
- ^ "List of Post Code". bhutanpost.bt. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
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