Dorona Gewog
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Dorona Gewog | |
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Gewog | |
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| Coordinates: 26°51′00″N 89°50′00″E / 26.85000°N 89.83333°E | |
| Country |  Bhutan |
| District | Dagana District |
| Sub-district | Dagapela Dungkhag |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 2,355 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BTT) |
Dorona Gewog (Dzongkha: རྡོ་རོ་ན་རྒེད་འོག) is a gewog (village block) of Dagana District, Bhutan.[1] It also comprises part of Dagapela sub-district, along with Goshi and Tashiding Gewogs.
As of 2017 it had a population of 2,355 people, who own 335 acres of dry land and 64 acres of wetland.[2] The gewog is a producer of cardamom and citrus fruits.
On September 29, 1990, a group of four unidentified men set fire to a dispensary in Dorona. The attack was in coordination with unrest in southern Bhutan that month between villagers and the administrative authority, who called for better communication with the people. Dzongda Hisey Dorji called a meeting in Nimtoladara on April 4, 1991 to review the southern uprisings.[3]