Jomotsangkha

Jomotsangkha
Jomotsangkha
	Jomotsangkha Location in Bhutan
	Coordinates: 26°54′N 92°6′E
Country	Bhutan
District	Samdrup Jongkhar District
Population (2005)
• Total	957

Jomotsangkha is a town in south-eastern Bhutan, located in Samdrup Jongkhar District. At the 2005 census, it had a population of 957.[1]

Transport

Although there are some local roads and farm roads, the town currently has no internal road connecting it with the rest of the country and residents have to travel via Assam, India to reach other places in Bhutan. Construction of a 58km road connecting Jomotsangkha with Samdrup Jongkhar, the district capital, via Samrang was begun in 2016.[2]

Visitor attractions

Religious sites

Nearby Jomotsangkha is the Bhairabkunda Shiva Mandir , a Shakti Peeth and one of the most important Hindu temples in Bhutan.[3]

Jomotsangkha Wildlife Sanctuary

Jomotsangkha Wildlife Sanctuary (JWS), earlier known as the Khaling Wildlife Sanctuary, was notified in 1993. The sanctuary has an area of 334.73sq.km. The Sanctuary links to the Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary and Royal Manas National Park.

References

"Bhutan: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 2008-09-26. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
Kelzang Wangchuk. "Residents look forward to Jomotsangkha-Samrang highway". Kuensel Online. Kuensel Corporation. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
Dhrubaraj Sharma (January 9, 2021). "Significance of Bhairab Kunda Temple in Bhutan". Kuensel Online. Thimphu: Kuensel. Retrieved January 9, 2021.

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[1] "Bhutan: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 2008-09-26. Retrieved 2008-07-11.

[2] Kelzang Wangchuk. "Residents look forward to Jomotsangkha-Samrang highway". Kuensel Online. Kuensel Corporation. Retrieved 2 May 2020.

[3] Dhrubaraj Sharma (January 9, 2021). "Significance of Bhairab Kunda Temple in Bhutan". Kuensel Online. Thimphu: Kuensel. Retrieved January 9, 2021.