Gakiling Gewog (Sarpang)

Gakiling Gewog (Dzongkha: དགའ་སྐྱིད་གླིང་) is a gewog (village block) of Sarpang District, Bhutan.^[1]

Gakiling Gewog དགའ་སྐྱིད་གླིང་
Gewog
Country	Bhutan
District	Sarpang District
Time zone	UTC+6 (BTT)

Geography

Gambling Gewog is located in southwestern Sarpang and borders the gewogs Senggye, Shompangkha, Dekiling, and Chhudzom. It has an area of 785 square kilometers, 70% forest coverage, and a small fishery industry of 21 fishery ponds.^[2]

Population and Demographics

There are 5 chiwogs (villages) in Gakiling. The gewog has a population of 2036 spread across 539 households. There are 1045 men and 991 women in Gakiling.^[3]

Utilities and Institutions

In Gakiling Gewog, drinking water, electricity, and mobile network coverage are all at 100%. There is 1 outreach clinic and 25 village health workers.^[4]

Education

Gakiling has 5 schools, including 1 primary school, one ECCD center, and 3 NFE centers. Lharing Primary School has 7 teachers, including 5 men and 2 women, and 86 students.^[5]

Farming and Industry

The gewog has 315 acres of cultivated wetland, 1,000 acres of cultivated dryland, 50 kilometers of irrigation channels, and 30 kilometers of electric fencing.^[6]