Shongphoog Gewog (Dzongkha: ཤོང་ཕུག་), also spelled Shongphu is a gewog (village block) of Trashigang District, Bhutan.[1][2]
Shongphoog Gewog
ཤོང་ཕུག་ | |
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Gewog | |
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| Country |  Bhutan |
| District | Trashigang District |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BTT) |
Brief information about Shongphu Gewog.
It has an area of 92.4 sq. km and consists of five major Chiwogs: Changmey, Galing, Yobinang-Gongsaphangma, Shongphu and Chaling. Shongphu Gewog is located to the northeast of Trashigang Dzong. As per the information of year 2017, Shongphu Gewog has a total population of 3,949 of that 2,072 male and 1,877 female.[3] Gewog has hot summer and extremely cold in winter.[4] The Gewog Tshonde (GT) is the main institutional body of the Gewog. And has seven members.[5] Gewog Tshode is chaired by the Gup (Headman of the Gewog), Magmi (Representative of headman), Tshogpa (Chiwog Representative) as members and other civil servant as an observer for the meeting.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Chiwogs in Trashigang" (PDF). Election Commission, Government of Bhutan. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
- ^ "-". Royal Government of Bhutan. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
- ^ "Shongphu (Gewog, Bhutan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
- ^ "Shongphu". www.trashigang.gov.bt. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
- ^ "Shongphu". www.trashigang.gov.bt. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
- ^ "Shongphu". www.trashigang.gov.bt. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
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