Samdrup Jongkhar
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| Coordinates: 26°49′N 91°34′E / 26.817°N 91.567°ECoordinates: 26°49′N 91°34′E / 26.817°N 91.567°E | |
| Country |  Bhutan |
| District | Samdrup Jongkhar District |
| Time zone | BTT (UTC+6) |
Samdrup Jongkhar is a town and seat of Samdrup Jongkhar District in Bhutan.[1]
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[says who?] to have developed as a result of the construction of the Samdrup Jongkhar- tashigang national Highway in the 1960s. In the past[when?] the Sharchops of Tashigang, Dundsan, Orong and yangtse used to trade in a small town called Gudama (current day mela bazaar). Today[when?] it is one of the most important[says who?] 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.
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