Deothang
Deothang,also known asDewathang,[1]is atownin south-easternBhutanwhich falls underSamdrup Jongkhar District.In 2010 it became part of Samdrup Jongkhar municipality (thromde).[2]
Geography[edit]
Dewathang is located inSamdrup Jongkhar Districtat an altitude of 870 metres (2855 feet).[3]It is 18 km away from the Dzongkhag Administration.The Gewog is bordered by Orong Gewog in the North, Phuntshothang Gewog in the East, Pemagatshel Dzongkhag in the West and Assam in the South. It consists of 23 villages with 352 households with a total population of 3091.
Institutions[edit]
- Jigme Namgyal Engineering College
- Garpawoong Middle Secondary School
- Dungsam AcademyArchived2020-10-26 at theWayback Machine
- Dewathang Primary School
- Rikhey Primary School
- Chokyi Gyatso Institute
- Lhomon Education
- Samdrup Jongkhar Initiative
- Command Center,Royal Bhutan Army
- Dewathang Hospital
Notable People[edit]
- Mingbo Dukpa Minister of education 2013-2016
- Neten Zangmo(Dasho) - Incumbent President ofBhutan Kuen-Nyam Partyand Chairperson of theAnti-Corruption Commission of Bhutan
- Ugyen Chhewang -Auditor Generalof Bhutan (2005 - 2015)[4]
- Karma Sherab Tobgyal -Thrompon-Samdrup JongkharThromde(2013–present)
- Kezang Dorji- Rapper/Social Worker
- Sangay Lhendup - National Council contestant forSamdrup Jongkhar District2008 & 2013.[5]
References[edit]
- ^see eg. list of Bhutan Post post codeshttp://www.bhutanpost.bt/documents/postcodes.pdfArchived2017-12-26 at theWayback Machine
- ^approved thromdes & boundaries 2010, part 1 on the website of the Ministry of Works and Human Settlementshttp://www.mowhs.gov.bt/publications/approved-thromde-and-boundaries/Archived2017-12-28 at theWayback Machine
- ^Pommaret, Francoise (2006).Bhutan Himalayan Mountains Kingdom(5th ed.). Odyssey Books and Guides. p. 270.
- ^"BBS".Aug 7, 2017.
- ^www.kuenselonline.comArchived2008-06-16 at theWayback Machine
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