Phuentsholing Gewog

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Phuentsholing Gewog (Dzongkha: ཕུན་ཚོགས་གླིང་,Phuentshogling Gewog) is a gewog (village block) of Chukha District, Bhutan.{{cite web |url=http://www.election-bhutan.org.bt/2011/finaldelimitation/chukha.pdf |format=PDF |title=Chiwogs in Chukha |publisher=Election Commission, Government of Bhutan |year=2011 |access-date=2011-07-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002183400/http://www.election-bhutan.org.bt/2011/finaldelimitation/chukha.pdf |archive-date=2011-10-02 }} The gewog has an area of 139.8 km2 and contains 19 villages and a population of 5,183, as of 2005.{{cite web|url=http://www.bhutanmajestictravel.com/bhutan-districts/chhukha#high_1|title=Bhutan Districts: Chhukha|publisher=Bhutan Majestic Travel|access-date=August 25, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100702160859/http://www.bhutanmajestictravel.com/bhutan-districts/chhukha#high_1|archive-date=July 2, 2010}} Phuentsholing Gewog is part of Phuentsholing Dungkhag, along with Dala, Logchina Gewogs and Shampheling Gewog. It is one of the most populated gewogs in Chukha Dzongkhag.

The Gewog contains a number of sacred places including [https://bhutanuntrodden.com/best-places-to-visit-in-bhutan/phuntsholing/rinchending-goempa/ Rinchending Goenpa], Zangdo Pelri,{{Cite web |title=Zangdo Pelri Lhakhang, a Replica of Guru Rinpoche’s Paradise in Phuentsholing |url=https://bhutanpilgrimage.com/zangdo-pelri-lhakhang-a-replica-of-guru-rinpoches-paradise-in-phuentsholing/ |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=bhutanpilgrimage.com |language=en-US}} and Druk Namgay Choling Dratshang.{{Cite web |title=Phuentshogling |url=http://www.chhukha.gov.bt/index.php/gewogs/phuentshogling |access-date=2024-07-11 |website=www.chhukha.gov.bt |language=en}}

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{{Gewogs of Bhutan}}

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Category:Gewogs of Bhutan

Category:Chukha District

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