Yoeseltse/ Ghumauney Gewog
Yoeseltse Gewog, located 28 km from the Dzongkhag Headquarters, is one of the smallest gewogs, covering 22.95 km². It is bordered by Ugyentse and Norbugang Gewogs to the east, Sangngachholing Gewog to the west, and West Bengal to the south and west. Falling under a sub-tropical monsoon zone, it experiences hot, humid summers and dry, cold winters, with annual rainfall between 1500mm and 4000mm. The soil is mainly red and brown, porous, and non-moisture retentive, with sandy and loamy soils in the south. The gewog consists of five chiwogs: Zurigang-Jigmedthang, Rinchhenphoog-Samtsenchu, Koenchhogling-Soenakhar, Dungkar, and Pelkithang-Rangjoongling.
Climate
The geog is located at an altitude ranging from 500 meters to 2400 meters above the sea level. The geog experience war summer and cold winter with snowfall in the northern region of the geog. The annual rainfall ranges from 1200mm-3000mm that occurs within the monsoon months.
Types of Soil
Almost all parts of gewog are dominated by the red and brown soil, which is porous, friable and non-retentive of moisture. Apart from this, the gewog has also sandy and loamy soils toward its south.
Chiwog under the Gewog:
- Zurigang_Jigmedthang
- Rinchhenphoog_Samtsenchu
- Koenchhogling_Soenakhar
- Dungkar
- Pelkithang_Rangjoongling
Institutions
SL.No | Name of School | Location (Chiwog/Village) | Total Area | Year of Establishment |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sonamkhar ECCD | Sonamkhar | 37 Decimal | 2024 |
2 | Jigmethang ECR | Zurigang Jigmethang | 1.30 Acre | 2011 |
3 | YHSS | Dungkhar | 12.402 | 1961 |
Staff

Tashi Jamtsho
Yoeseltse Gup
tashijam12@gmail.com

Sangay Wangdi
Gewog Admin. Officer
swangdi@samtse.gov.bt

Rinchen Gyeltshen
Yoeseltse Mangmi
rincheng80@gmail.com

Parmila Tamang
Tshogpa
Sonamkhar Chiwog

Kelzang Dorji
Tshogpa
Kinzangling Chiwog

Raju Chhetri
Tshogpa
Dungkar Chiwog

Krishna Kumar Subba
Tshogpa
Pellithang Chiwog

Arpan Kumar Ghalley
Tshogpa
Zurigang Chiwog

Mahindra Rai
Agriculture Extension
rai.mahindra100@gmail.com

Sapuna Chhetri
live stock Extension
sapunachhetri1996@gmail.com

Tenzinmo
Caretaker

Dechen Zangmo
CC Operator
zdechen24@gmail.com

Barath Sharma
Driver
Mandirs/Lhankhang/Chorten Details
SL.No | Name Of Chiwog | Location and Name of the Village | Type (Dratshang/Lhakhang/Chorten/Mandir etc) | Government/Private | Date of Construction |
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1 | Dungkar | Dungkhar | Lhakhang | Govt | 2001 |
Lhakhang Pvt | Private | 2010 | |||
Chorten | Private | 2006 | |||
Hindu Mandir | Community | 1976 | |||
2 | Sonamkhar | Sonamkhar | Chorten | Private | 2003 |
Chorten | Private | No idea | |||
3 | Kinzangling | Kinzangling | Manidungkor | Private | 2024 |
4 | Pelkithang | Pelkithang | Mandir | Private | 2019 |
5 | Zurigang | Jigmethang | Mandir | Community | 1942 |
Mandir | Private | 2023 |
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