A block is a subnational entity in some South Asian countries. Subnational entity is a generic term for an administrative region within a country â on an arbitrary level below that of the sovereign state â typically with a local government encompassing multiple municipalities, counties, or provinces with a certain degree of autonomy in a varying number of matters. ...
In Bhutan it is called gewog. A gewog (Dzongkha block) refers to a group of villages in Bhutan and thus forms an intermediate geographic administrative unit between village and dzongkhag. ...