Phuntsholing
Phuntsholing, also spelled as Phuentsholing (Dzongkha: ཕུན་ཚོགས་གླིང་), is a border town in southern Bhutan and is the administrative seat of Chukha District. The town occupies parts of both Phuentsholing Gewog and Sampheling Gewog.
Phuentsholing
ཕུན་ཚོགས་གླིང་ Phuentsholing | |
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Phuntsholing, Bhutan | |
Phuentsholing Location in Bhutan | |
| Coordinates: 26°51′0″N 89°23′0″E | |
| Country | Bhutan |
| Dzongkhag | Chukha District |
| Gewog | Phuentsholing, Sampheling |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15.6 km2 (6.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 293 m (961 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 27,658 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BTT) |
| Website | pcc.bt |
Phuentsholing adjoins the Indian town of Jaigaon, and cross-border trade has resulted in a thriving local economy. The town had the headquarters of the Bank of Bhutan previously but shifted to Thimphu. In 2017, Phuentsholing had a population of 27,658.
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