Chiwog

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Chiwog , also Chio , ( Dzongkha : སྤྱི་ འོག , Wylie spyi 'og ), is the name for a constituency in Bhutan . At the same time, Chiwog also refers to an earlier administrative unit on the third level below Gewog . A Chiwog corresponds roughly to a rural community or a parish in the German-speaking area and represents a group of villages and / or hamlets . In general, five or six Chiwogs form a Gewog (block), several Gewogs together form a Dzongkha (district). There are a total of 1044 Chiwogs in Bhutan, combined to 201 Gewogs in 20 Dzongkhas.

Most chiwogs are small rural communities; more densely populated areas usually form independent Thromdes (municipalities). Some Chiwogs have their own disaster control concepts (Chiwog Disaster Management Plan, CDMP) to effectively address local danger situations , e.g. B. by earthquake to be able to react. Often, those involved in the CDMP are also trained at the weighed level so that they can better coordinate with each other in the event of an incident.

Legal position

Until 2009, Chiwogs were administrative units that were subordinate to Gewogs. In the 2008 Constitution , Chiwogs are only mentioned as constituencies, defined as “below a Gewog”, without specifically revoking their administrative status as an administrative unit. Under the 2008 Electoral Act , Chiwog's constituencies are within Gewogs to elect MPs to the Geo Tshokde (area committee) and Dzongkha Thromde (district council). The legal status of the Chiwogs as constituencies was confirmed by the Local Government Act of Bhutan 2009 . This law repeals the Local Government Act of 2007 and does not allow Gewogs to function as an administrative unit.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Achievement Report of the Department of Disaster Management. (docx) Retrieved February 17, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Local Government Act of Bhutan 2007. (PDF) Government of Bhutan , July 31, 2007, archived from the original on July 6, 2011 ; accessed on February 17, 2017 .
  3. ^ A b The Local Government Act of Bhutan. (PDF) Government of Bhutan, 2009, accessed February 17, 2017 .
  4. ^ The Constitution of the Kingdom of Bhutan. (PDF) Government of Bhutan, July 18, 2008, archived from the original on July 6, 2011 ; accessed on February 17, 2017 .
  5. ^ Election Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan. (PDF) Government of Bhutan, July 28, 2008, accessed February 17, 2017 .