Trashiyangtse Tashi Yangtse |
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Trashiyangtse
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Coordinates: | |
Country | Bhutan |
District | Trashiyangtse District |
Gewog | Yangtse Gewog |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 2,735 |
Time zone | BTT (UTC+6) |
Trashiyangtse or Tashi Yangtse is a small town in Yangtse Gewog, and the district headquarters of the Trashiyangtse District in eastern Bhutan.[1]Its population in 2005 was 2735. Located in close proximity to Chorten Kora which lies to the west, a dzong was inaugurated in Trashiyangste in 1997. It contains a major art school, The School of Traditional Arts, also known as Rigne School, which is a sister school of the School of Traditional Arts in Thimphu and teaches six forms of art; painting, pottery, wood sculpture, wood-turning, lacquer-work and embroidery.[2]