Wamrong
Wamrong Drungkhag Administration is situated almost midway between SamgdrupJongkhar to Trashigangprimary eastern National Highway. It's located at 98kmpoint from SamdrupJongkhar and 82 km from Trashigang. It has a total area of 252.989 Sqkmthat is from Mukazorin the south to Khenthongmani in the northeast of Drungkag.
Drungkhagcovers two most populous and largest gewogs in the country namely;Khaling and Lumanggewogseach consisting of 6 chiwogs with a total population of 12,310 and 1338 households. Agriculture is the main source of livelihood for the people of both gewogs and its predominantly a subsistence farming. The youth led integrated commercial agriculture project under the auspices of Office of the GyalpoiZimpon (OGZ) was launched on the 29th of July 2018 on 13 acres of land at Kheri under Lumanggewog and its under progress which is being undertaken by 11-membered youth group as of date.
Drungkhag enjoys 100% mobile network connectivity, 99% grid line electricity coverage ,98 % RWSS coverage. The Reserbo hospital, Khaling BHU I and Lumang BHU II, cater the basic primary health care services to people of this Drungkhag.
There are 12 Schools under the Drungkhag comprising of two Higher Secondary Schools, one Lower Secondary and 9 Primary Schools. The total strength of the civil servants working under the Dzongkhag as of 30 April 2019 is 358 excluding Engineers temporarily posted to Drungkhag by Dzongkhag Administration on two yearly term rotational basis in addition to those posted directly under the gewogs.
The two satellite towns under the Drungkhag that is Khaling and Wamrong towns offer range of basic facilities and services such as food, lodge and consumable items including liquor and few hardware items to the needs of commuters and local populations.
The other public service centres such as financial institutions (BOB, BNB, BDBL, RICBL), BoD, Bhutan Post, Bhutan TeleCom, T-Cell branch offices are located in Wamrong town although there are some extended facilities of some of these in Khaling as well.
On decentralization front, Drungkhag is granted full autonomy in operating the LC accounts which is limited to drawing and disbursing of recurrent budgets only while capital activities under its jurisdiction is being executed in the form of deposit works as and when delegated by the Dzongkhag.
Institutions
No institutions in this Gewog.
Staff

Sangay Gyeltshen
Lumang Gup

Sonam Dorji
Gup

Sonam Rabgay
Mangmi

Karma Dorji
Livestock Extension Supervisor, Lumang

Ugyen Dechen
Khaling Forest Ranger I

Ugyen Tshomo
Agriculture Extension Supervisor, Lumang I

Tashi Pelden
Khaling Forest Ranger II

Phuntsho Wangdi
Khaling Community Service Executive (CSE)

Prakash Karki
Forest Ranger, Lumang

Sonam Edon
Lumang,Tshogonpa Tshogpa

Wangchuk
Lumang,Mochhu Wakhar Tshogpa

Jigme
Lumang, Riserboo Tsangpo Tshogpa

Kinzang Choden
Lumang, Kharphu Kurichilo Tshogpa

Langa Tshering
Lumang, Drupkhang Tshogpa

Sangay Wangmo
Lumang, Chengri Dungmanma Tshogpa

Jigme Tenzin
Khaling Tshogpa

Tshering
khaling, Kholodung Tshogpa

Choten Tshering
Khaling, Barshong Tshogpa

Sangay Phuntsho
Khaling, Jeri-Lemi Tshogpa

Tashi Namgay
Khaling, Brekha Tshongpa

Sonam Tashi
Khaling, Bayphu Tshogpa
Tourism
No tourist destinations in this Gewog.
Contact us
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Dzongkhag Administration
Trashigang, Bhutan -
+975 04521387 -
trashigang@trashigang.gov.bt