Gomtu

Gomtu
Gomtu Location in Bhutan
Coordinates: 26°49′05″N89°11′10″E / 26.81806°N 89.18611°E / 26.81806; 89.18611
Country	Bhutan
District	Samtse District
Population  (2005)
• Total	4,254

Bhutan border gate with India leading to Gomtu (2009)

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 in 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]

At the 2005 census, its population was 4,524. ^[5] The postal code of Gomtu is 22002. ^[6]

References

1. 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/
2. "Gomtu Higher Secondary School – Gomtu Higher Secondary School" . Retrieved 2023-07-11.
3. "Gomtu Hospital - YFHS Bhutan". 2021-09-26. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
4. "Mines destroy Bhutan's mountains". Reuters. 2007-06-05. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
5. "Bhutan: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Retrieved 2008-07-11.^{[ dead link ]}
6. "List of Post Code". bhutanpost.bt. Retrieved 2023-07-11.