Wangdue Phodrang District

Coordinates: 27°30′N 90°10′E / 27.500°N 90.167°E / 27.500; 90.167
Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

27°30′N 90°10′E / 27.500°N 90.167°E / 27.500; 90.167

Wangdue Phodrang District
དབང་འདུས་ཕོ་བྲང་རྫོང་ཁག
District
UTC+6 (BTT)
HDI (2019)0.604[1]
medium · 15th of 20
Websitewww.wangduephodrang.gov.bt

Wangdue Phodrang District (

Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal who was searching for the best location for a dzong to prevent incursions from the south. The word "wangdue" means unification of Country, and "Phodrang" means Palace in Dzongkha
.

Wangdue Phodrang is the largest dzongkhag in Bhutan by area

Tongsa dzongkhag to the east, Thimphu and Punakha dzongkhag to the west, and Gasa dzongkhag and a small section of border with Tibet
to the north. It is listed as a tentative site in Bhutan's Tentative List for UNESCO inclusion.

This article contains
Tibetan characters
.

Wangdue Phodrang Dzong

Dzong at Wangdue Phodrang, Bhutan.

An historic

Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal in 1638 was located at Wangdue Phodrang. The dzong was burnt down by a fire in June 2012. However, as the dzong was being renovated at the time of the fire, most of the historic relics had been put into storage and so were saved from destruction.[3]

Languages

Buddhist novices in Wangdue Phodrang Dzong, Bhutan

The dominant language in Wangdue Phodrang is

'Olekha (Black Mountain Monpa)
speaking community barely survive.

Transport

Further information: Transport in Bhutan

There are three paved roads in Wangdue Phodrang dzongkhag. The

Phobjika valley where the rare black-necked cranes
(grus nigricollis) may be found.

Administrative divisions

Wangdue Phodrang District is divided into 15 village blocks (or

gewogs):[4]

Environment

Most of Wangdue Phodrang District is

biological corridors crisscrossing the district that connect Bhutan's extensive national park system.[4][5]

The environmentally precious and vulnerable lands of

Royal Society for the Protection of Nature (RSPN). Chartered as a public benefit nonprofit organization (PBO), the RSPN focuses on education, sustainable agriculture, ecotourism, and improving living standards in ecologically responsible ways.[6][7]

Tourist attractions

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  2. ISBN 978-99936-760-0-3
    .
  3. ^ "Wangduephodrang Dzong completely gutted". 24 June 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
  4. ^
    Government of Bhutan
    . 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  5. ^ "Parks of Bhutan". Bhutan Trust Fund for Environmental Conservation online. Bhutan Trust Fund. Retrieved 2011-03-26.
  6. John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (2010). "The Royal Society for Protection of Nature – Protecting Bhutan's rich biodiversity"
    . 2010 MacArthur Award for Creative & Effective Institutions. Retrieved 2011-08-30.
  7. ^ "Royal Society for the Protection of Nature". Bhutan Foundation. Retrieved 2011-08-31.

External links

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wangdue_Phodrang_District&oldid=1212490068"