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Official name | Samdrup Jongkhar |
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Pushpin map | Bhutan |
Pushpin label position | bottom |
Pushpin map caption | Location in Bhutan |
Coordinates display | inline,title |
Coordinates region | BT |
Subdivision type | Country |
Subdivision name | Bhutan |
Subdivision type1 | District |
Subdivision name1 | Samdrup Jongkhar District |
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Unit pref | Imperial |
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Population blank1 title | Ethnicities |
Population blank2 title | Religions |
Timezone | BTT |
Utc offset | +6 |
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It is located at the south-eastern part of Bhutan and borders the Indian state of Assam. Though there are no proper documentation of the development of the town, It is said to have developed as a result of the construction of the Samdrup Jongkhar- tashigang national Highway in the 1960s. In the past the Sharchops of Tashigang, Dundsan, Orong and yangtse use to trade in a small town called Gudama (current day mela bazaar). Today it is one of the most important trading town for eastern districts of Bhutan. Post 2003 militant flush out in the district and the ULFA and BODO militant problem, much of the business was at halt, causing ripple effect on the developmental and socio-economic life of the people of most of the eastern Bhutan people.
Samdrup Jonkhar Dzongkhag have a mix of population largely dominated by the Sharchops and by Lhotshampas in Bangtar.
Category:Populated places in Bhutan
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