Gelephu

Gelephu
དགེ་ལེགས་ཕུ་
Gelephu
Location in Bhutan
Coordinates:
Country Bhutan
District Sarpang District
Population (2005)
 • Total 9,199
Time zone BTT (UTC+6)

Gelephu (Dzongkha: དགེ་ལེགས་ཕུ་; Wylie: dge-legs-phu; also known as Gelyephug) is a town in Sarpang District in Bhutan.[1] It is located on the Indian border, about 30 km to the east of Sarpang, the Dzongkhag (District) headquarters [2], and has a population of 9,199 as per 2005 census.[3]

Gelephu was selected as a site for Bhutan's second international airport project, but it was downgraded to a domestic airport project in October 2008. By 2011, the Gelephu airport faced major obstacles in beginning work, including a lack of willing contractors to bid on the project.[4] Work was finally begun in July 2011, with a completion date set for the end of April 2012.[5]

References

  1. ^ National Geospatial Intelligence Agency
  2. ^ "Gelephu Structural Plan: Foreword". Gelephu Structural Plan. http://www.dudh.gov.bt/gelephu/Index.html. Retrieved 2010-10-11. 
  3. ^ "Bhutan: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&geo=-41. Retrieved 2008-07-11. 
  4. ^ Dorji, Gyalsten K (2011-04-11). "Two Tenders, No Bids". Kuensel online. http://www.kuenselonline.com/2010/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=19007. Retrieved 2011-09-08. 
  5. ^ Gyelmo, Dawa. "A Start is Made". Kuensel online. http://www.kuenselonline.com/2010/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=19973. Retrieved 2011-09-08. 

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