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Dzomi Gewog

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Dzomi Gewog
འཅོམས་མི་
Gewog
Location of Dzomi Gewog
Country Bhutan
DistrictPunakha District
Time zoneUTC+6 (BTT)

Dzomi Gewog (Dzongkha: འཅོམས་མི་) is a gewog (village block) of Punakha District, Bhutan.[1][2]

Geography

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The gewog has an altitude ranging of 1200 meters to 2400 meters above sea level. It borders Shenghana and Lingmukha Gewogs and has an area of about 22 km2.[3]

Population and Demographics

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Dzomi has a population of 1350 people in 257 households. [4]

Institutions

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Institutions in Dzomi Gewog include a primary school near the town of Khuruthang and a secondary school. [5]

Agriculture

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Dzomi has a small agricultural industry that grows wheat, paddy rice, and mustard. There is limited forest coverage, leading to a lack of sufficient building materials.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Chiwogs in Punakha" (PDF). Election Commission, Government of Bhutan. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  2. ^ . Royal Government of Bhutan http://www.gnhc.gov.bt/. Retrieved December 12, 2010. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ "Dzomi".
  4. ^ "Dzomi".
  5. ^ "Dzomi".
  6. ^ "Dzomi".