Biru Gewog | |
|---|---|
Gewog | |
| Country |  Bhutan |
| District | Samtse District |
| Sub-district | Sipsu Dungkhag |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18.93 sq mi (49.04 km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BTT) |
Biru Gewog is a former gewog (village block) of Samtse District, Bhutan. The gewog has an area of 49.04 square kilometres and contains 15 chewogs with 46 villages and 448 households. [1] [2] Biru Gewog comprises part of Sipsu Dungkhag (sub-district), together with Tendu, Bara, Lehereni, and Sipsu Gewogs.
Chukha District is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan. The major town is Phuentsholing which is the gateway city along the sole road which connects India to western Bhutan. Chukha is the commercial and the financial capital of Bhutan. With Bhutan's oldest hydropower plant, Chukha hydel, and Tala Hydroelectricity Project, the country's largest power plant, Chukha is the dzongkhag which contributes the most to the GDP of the country. Also located in Chukha district are some of the country's oldest industrial companies like the Bhutan Carbide Chemical Limited (BCCL) and the Bhutan Boards Products Limited (BBPL).
Gasa District or Gasa Dzongkhag is one of the 20 dzongkhags (districts) comprising Bhutan. The capital of Gasa District is Gasa Dzong near Gasa. It is located in the far north of the county and spans the Middle and High regions of the Tibetan Himalayas. The dominant language of the district is Dzongkha, which is the national language. Related languages, Layakha and Lunanakha, are spoken by semi-nomadic communities in the north of the district. The People's Republic of China claims the northern part of Gasa District.
Samtse District is one of the 20 dzongkhags (districts) comprising Bhutan. It comprises two dungkhags: Tashicholing and Dophuchen and 15 gewogs. It covers a total area of 1304 sq km.
A gewog, in the past also spelled as geog, refers to a group of villages in Bhutan. The head of a gewog is called a gup. Gewogs form a geographic administrative unit below dzongkhag districts, and above Dzongkhag Thromde class B and Yenlag Thromde municipalities. Dzongkhag Thromde class A municipalities have their own independent local government body.
Getena Gewog is a gewog of Chukha District, Bhutan. The gewog has an area of 214 square kilometres. It contains 7 villages and 118 households.
Katsho Gewog is a gewog of Haa District, Bhutan. Before substantial border changes, the gewog in 2007 had an area of 42.3 square kilometres and contained 10 villages and 247 households.
Dokar Gewog is a gewog of Paro District, Bhutan. In 2002, the gewog had an area of 106.1 square kilometres and contained 21 villages and 327 households.
Hungrel Gewog is a gewog of Paro District, Bhutan. In 2002, the gewog had an area of 3.6 square kilometres and contained 17 villages and 247 households.
Lungnyi Gewog is a gewog of Paro District, Bhutan. In 2002, the gewog had an area of 59.7 square kilometres and contained seven villages and 265 households.
Wangchang Gewog is a gewog of Paro District, Bhutan. In 2002, the gewog had an area of 34.2 square kilometres and contained 7 chewogs and 278 households.
Bara Gewog is a former gewog of Samtse District, Bhutan. The gewog has an area of 186 square kilometres and contains 474 households. Bara Gewog comprises part of Sipsu Dungkhag (sub-district), together with Tendu, Biru, Lehereni, and Sipsu Gewog Gewogs.
Dungtoe Gewog is a gewog of Samtse District, Bhutan. Dungtoe Gewog is part of Dorokha Dungkhag (sub-district), together with Dorokha and Denchukha Gewogs.
Lehereni Gewog is a former gewog of Samtse District, Bhutan. Lehereni Gewog comprises part of Sipsu Dungkhag (sub-district), together with Tendu, Biru, Bara, and Sipsu Gewogs.
Samtse Gewog is a gewog of Samtse District, Bhutan.
Sipsu Gewog is a former gewog of Samtse District, Bhutan. Sipsu Gewog comprised part of Sipsu Dungkhag (sub-district), together with Tendu, Biru, Lehereni, and Bara Gewogs.
Tading Gewog is a gewog of Samtse District, Bhutan.
Tendu or Tendruk Gewog is a gewog of Samtse District, Bhutan. Tendu Gewog comprises part of Sipsu Dungkhag (sub-district), together with Bara, Biru, Lehereni, and Sipsu Gewogs.
Shumar Gewog is a gewog in Pemagatshel District, Bhutan.
Norgaygang Gewog is a gewog of Samtse District, Bhutan. It is located at the extreme northwest of the Samtse District bordering on India's West Bengal (Kalimpong) and Sikkim provinces. It has the Haa District to the northeast and Samtse's Tendruk Gewog to the southeast.
Tashicholing Gewog is a gewog of Samtse District, Bhutan. The name of the gewog is also spelled as Tashichholing and formerly known as Sipsu Gewog or Sibsoo.
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