Goshi Gewog | |
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Gewog | |
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| Coordinates: 26°55′00″N89°57′00″E / 26.91667°N 89.95000°E | |
| Country |  |
| District | Dagana District |
| Sub-district | Dagapela Dungkhag |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BTT) |
Goshi Gewog is a gewog (village block) of Dagana District, Bhutan. [1] It also comprises part of Dagapela Dungkhag (sub-district), along with Dorona and Tashiding Gewogs.
Wangdue Phodrang District is a dzongkhag (district) of central Bhutan. This is also the name of the dzong which dominates the district, and the name of the small market town outside the gates of the dzong. The name is said to have been given by the Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal who was searching for the best location for a dzong to prevent incursions from the south. The word "wangdue" means unification of Country, and "Phodrang" means Palace in Dzongkha.
Dagana District is populated mostly by Dzongkha speakers, however in the southwest near Sarpang District, Nepali is also spoken as a native language.
Sarpang District is one of the 20 dzongkhags (districts) comprising Bhutan.
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.
A dungkhag is a sub-district of a dzongkhag (district) of Bhutan. The head of a dungkhag is a Dungpa. As of 2007, nine of the twenty dzongkhags had from one to three dungkhags, with sixteen dungkhags in total.
Daga , also officially referred to as Dagana, is a town in Goshi Gewog, Dagana District in southwestern Bhutan. It is the administrative capital, Dzongkhag Thromde, of the district.
Dorona Gewog is a gewog of Dagana District, Bhutan. It also comprises part of Dagapela Dungkhag, along with Goshi and Tashiding Gewogs.
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Khebisa Gewog is a gewog of Dagana District, Bhutan.
Lajab Gewog is a gewog of Dagana District, Bhutan.
Tashiding Gewog is a gewog of Dagana District, Bhutan. It also comprises part of Dagapela Dungkhag (sub-district), along with Dorona and Goshi Gewogs.
Tsangkha Gewog is a gewog of Dagana District, Bhutan.
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Lhamoy Zingkha Gewog is a gewog of Dagana District, Bhutan. It also comprises part of Lhamoy Zingkha Dungkhag (sub-district), along with Deorali and Nichula Gewogs.
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Deorali Gewog is a former gewog of Dagana District, Bhutan. It also comprises part of Lhamoy Zingkha Dungkhag, along with Lhamoy Zingkha and Nichula Gewogs.
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