Trashiyangtse District
Coordinates: 27°40′N 91°25′E / 27.667°N 91.417°E
Trashiyangtse District (Dzongkha: བཀྲ་ཤིས་གྱང་ཙེ་རྫོང་ཁག་; Wylie: Bkra-shis Gyang-tse rdzong-khag) is one of the twenty dzongkhags (districts) comprising Bhutan. It was created in 1992 when the Trashiyangtse district was split off from Trashigang District. Trashiyangtse covers an area of 1,437.9 square kilometres (555.2 sq mi). The district seat is Trashiyangtse.
Languages
Three major languages are spoken in Trashiyangtse. In the north, including Bumdeling and Toetsho Gewogs, inhabitants speak Dzala. In the south, Tshangla (Sharchopkha), the lingua franca of eastern Bhutan, is spoken in Jamkhar, Khamdang, and Ramjar Gewogs. In Tomzhangtshen Gewog, residents speak Chocangacakha.
Protected areas
Trashiyangtse contains Kulong Chu Wildlife Sanctuary, established in 1993, itself part of the larger Bumdeling Wildlife Sanctuary. Bumdeling Sanctuary currently covers the northern half of Trashiyangtse (Bumdeling, Yangtse Gewogs), as well as substantial portions of neighboring districts.[1]
Geography
Trashiyangste is divided into eight gewogs:[2]
- Bumdeling Gewog
- Jamkhar Gewog
- Khamdang Gewog
- Ramjar Gewog
- Toetsho Gewog
- Tomzhangtshen Gewog
- Trashiyangtse Gewog
- Yalang Gewog
See also
References
- ↑ "Parks of Bhutan". Bhutan Trust Fund for Environmental Conservation online. Bhutan Trust Fund. Retrieved 2011-03-26.
- ↑ "Chiwogs in Trashiyangtse" (PDF). Election Commission, Government of Bhutan. 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
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