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- Dec 17, 202390% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Bhutan Unveils the Gelephu Mindfulness City
- King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck announced Gelephu Mindfulness City on 17 December 2023 in the National Day address, calling it a People's Project[2][3]
- It is a special administrative region in Gelephu, Sarpang District, on the border with India, established by Royal Charter in February 2024 with full executive and legislative powers and an independent judiciary; area is given as 2,500 km2 by Wikipedia and over 4,046 km2 by the official site[2][3]
- The plan by Bjarke Ingels Group, Arup, Cistri and MQDC has eleven mandala-inspired neighbourhoods linked by green corridors and inhabitable bridges, with low-rise eco buildings[3]
- It targets eight core industries and 100,000 jobs by 2030, plus an international airport and a first domestic bond offering in 2025[2][3]
- Volunteers hand-cleared the airport site, with 7,050 people in one wave and over 5,600 in a third wave in October 2025[3]
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- [1]90%youtube.com/watch?v=hPlRmUv7qzoyoutube.com· Posted Sep 14, 2026· Starts Dec 17, 2023 ✓· 33% of score
Happened as dated, per the source: "announced the new city during a royal address at the 116th National Day celebration, on 17 December 2023."
- [2]90%Gelephu Mindfulness City - official sitegmc.bt· Added Sep 14, 2026· 33% of score
Gelephu Mindfulness City's own official site describes the project's establishment "by Royal Charter in February 2024" and its vision, but a 403 error blocked retrieval of text confirming the December 2023 announcement itself, which Wikipedia[3] corroborates instead.
- [3]85%Gelephu Mindfulness City - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org· Added Sep 14, 2026· 33% of score
Wikipedia states King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck "announced the new city during a royal address at the 116th National Day celebration, on 17 December 2023," an exact match to the pin's stored date.
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