Trashiyangtse District

Coordinates: 27°40′N 91°25′E / 27.667°N 91.417°E / 27.667; 91.417
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27°40′N 91°25′E / 27.667°N 91.417°E / 27.667; 91.417

Trashiyangtse district
བཀྲ་ཤིས་གཡང་རྩེ་རྫོང་ཁག་
District
UTC+6 (BTT)
HDI (2019)0.588[1]
medium · 18th of 20
Websitewww.trashiyangtse.gov.bt

Trashiyangtse District (

Guru Rimpoche
and dwelled by Yangtseps, Tshanglas, Bramis from Tawang, Khengpas from Zhemgang and Kurtoeps from Lhuentse.

Trashiyangtse was named by Terton Pema Lingpa during his visit in 15th century meaning; (the fortress of the auspicious fortune).

The northern part of Trashiyangtse encompasses the skills of woodturning and paper making(dzongkha: དལ་ཤོག). Southern part mainly depends on cash crops and animals.

The district seat is Trashiyangtse.

Languages

khengkha
.

Administrative divisions

Trashiyangste District is divided into eight village blocks (or

gewogs):[2]

Protected areas

Trashiyangtse District contains Kholong Chu Wildlife Sanctuary, established in 1993, itself part of the larger Bumdeling Wildlife Sanctuary. Bumdeling Wildlife Sanctuary currently covers the northern half of Trashiyangtse (the gewogs of Bumdeling and Yangste), as well as substantial portions of neighboring districts.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  2. Government of Bhutan. 2011. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  3. ^ "Parks of Bhutan". Bhutan Trust Fund for Environmental Conservation online. Bhutan Trust Fund. Archived from the original on 2011-07-02. Retrieved 2011-03-26.

External links

  • Trashiyangtse dzongkhag administration website


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