- Gewog
A gewog (
Dzongkha "block") refers to a group of villages inBhutan and thus forms an intermediate geographic administrative unit between village anddzongkhag . The country is comprised of 205 gewogs, which average 230 km² in area.Beginning in the late 1980s, the King of Bhutan,
Jigme Singye Wangchuck has pursued a long-time programme of decentralization. In1991 , following this principle, the gewogs became official administrative units, each headed by a "gup" or headman. The first-ever elections in Bhutan were held at that time, with a representative from each household voting to select their local "gup".The gewogs of Bhutan
The following is a dzongkhagwise list of 205 Gewogs of Bhutan:
ee also
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List of terms for country subdivisions
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