Tendu བསྟང་འབྲུག་ Tendruk | |
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  Tendu Tendu in the Samtse District of Bhutan | |
| Coordinates:27°07′20″N88°52′23″E / 27.1223°N 88.8731°E /27.1223; 88.8731 | |
| Country |  Bhutan |
| District | Samtse District |
| Area | |
• Total | 132.52 km2 (51.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
• Total | 6,175 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BTT) |
Tendu orTendruk Gewog (Dzongkha:བསྟང་འབྲུག་,romanized: bstang 'brug) is agewog (village block) ofSamtse District,Bhutan.[2]The Tendruk Gewog comprises part of SipsuDungkhag (sub-district), together withBara,Biru,Lehereni, andSipsu Gewogs.[citation needed]
The Tendruk village is on a ridge near the confluence of the Bindu River with theDichu (or Jaldhaka) River. The Indo-Bhutan border meets the Dichu near this point, with the west bank of Dichu being in India (Kalimpong district) and the east bank being in Bhutan. Thus, part of the Tendruk gewog lies on the border with India. A little below the confluence is theBindu Dam over Dichu, which is said to be the second-oldest dam in the Indian subcontinent. There is a border crossing to India over the dam.
The Tendruk Gewog occupies an area of 132.52 square kilometres (51.17 sq mi).[3]It has 21 villages in 5 chiwogs. In 2012, it had a population of 6,175.[1]
