Trashigang
Trashigang
 | |
|---|---|
 Main street, Trashigang, Bhutan | |
  Trashigang Location in Bhutan | |
| Coordinates:27°19′57.2″N91°33′09.9″E/ 27.332556°N 91.552750°E | |
| Country |  Bhutan |
| District | Trashigang District |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 3,037 |
| Time zone | UTC+6(BTT) |
Trashigang(Dzongkha:བཀྲ་ཤིས་སྒང་།), orTashigang,meaning "fortress of auspicious mount,"[1]is a town in easternBhutanand the district capital of theTrashigang Dzongkhag(district).
The town lies to the east side of the valley above theDrangme Chhuriver just south of where it is joined by the Gamri River. Trashigang is the eastern terminus of theLateral Road,Bhutan's main highway leading toPhuntsholingin the southwest.
History
[edit]Trashigang Dzongwas built in 1659 byTrongsa PenlopMinjur Tenpa and served for centuries as an administrative headquarters and monastery, though government offices mostly relocated by 2011. Its sinking eastern foundation and crumbling upper walls necessitated either relocation or total destruction and reconstruction. In October 2011,dzong,under renovation since 2007, was on the verge of collapse.[2]However, as of 2012[update],the Trashigang Dzong was still used for the town's yearly religious festival calledtsechu.[3]
Administrative
[edit]Trashigang is the largest district in Bhutan and serves as the administrative seat for the Dzongkhag and a home for the monk body.[1]It has three sub-districts and fifteen gewogs, which include Bartsham, Bidung, Kanglung, Kangpara, Khaling, Lumang, Merak, Phongmey, Radhi, Sakteng, Samkhar, Shongphu, Thrimshing, Udzorong, and Yangneer.[1]Sherubtse Collegewas the first accredited college in Bhutan, founded in 1966 by a group of Jesuits under the leadership of William Mackey. As of 2003, it became part of the newly created Royal University of Bhutan system that comprises all public post-secondary schools in Bhutan.
Rangjung, Kanglung and Wamrong are some of the major towns under Trashigang district.
Demography
[edit]The population of Trashigang town was 3,037 (1,565 males and 1,472 females) according to the 2017 Population and Housing Census of Bhutan.[4]
Transport
[edit]Trashigang is served byYonphula Airportwhich is around an hour drive from the town.[5]It is connected by Simtokha Trashigang Primary National highway to capital city. Thimphu and Trashigang Samdrup Jongkhar Highway to Samdrup Jongkhar, border town in south eastern Bhutan.
Climate
[edit]Trashigang features a dry-wintersubtropical highland climate(KöppenCwb).
| Climate data for Trashigang, 1996–2018 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.1 (59.2) |
17.2 (63.0) |
20.4 (68.7) |
22.7 (72.9) |
24.3 (75.7) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.3 (77.5) |
23.3 (73.9) |
19.9 (67.8) |
16.9 (62.4) |
21.8 (71.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.1 (37.6) |
4.8 (40.6) |
7.7 (45.9) |
10.5 (50.9) |
13.2 (55.8) |
15.9 (60.6) |
16.6 (61.9) |
16.4 (61.5) |
15.3 (59.5) |
11.5 (52.7) |
7.5 (45.5) |
4.6 (40.3) |
10.6 (51.1) |
| Averageprecipitationmm (inches) | 9.5 (0.37) |
20.4 (0.80) |
50.5 (1.99) |
105.5 (4.15) |
118.8 (4.68) |
189.2 (7.45) |
243.8 (9.60) |
204.1 (8.04) |
123.0 (4.84) |
75.3 (2.96) |
4.6 (0.18) |
4.7 (0.19) |
1,149.4 (45.25) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.6 | 3.1 | 7.4 | 11.3 | 12.3 | 15.7 | 22.1 | 20.6 | 12.0 | 5.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 113.3 |
| Source:World Meteorological Organization[6] | |||||||||||||
Gallery
[edit]-
Trashigang Dzong (2011) -
Town center, Trashigang, Bhutan (2008) -
District court, Trashigang, Bhutan -
TrashigangDzong(2008) -
Trashigang Chagzam bridge
Notable people
[edit]- Kinzang Lhamo,marathon and ultramarathon runner who competed in the2024 Paris Olympics
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abcFacts about Bhutan The Land of the Thunder Dragon.Absolute Bhutan Books. 2017.
- ^Rinzin, Yangchen C (2011-10-29)."A Fortress That's About to Fall".Kuenselonline.Retrieved2011-10-29.
- ^"Tourism Council of Bhutan - Festival Dates 2012"(PDF).Tourism Council of Bhutanonline.Retrieved2012-12-17.
- ^"National Statistics Bureau".Retrieved16 April2022.
- ^"Drukair Domestic Flights to Bumthang & Yonphula".
- ^ "World Weather Information Service – Trashigang".World Meteorological Organization.RetrievedNovember 1,2022.
External links
[edit]
Trashigangtravel guide from Wikivoyage- Trashigang and Dzong, Bhutan - Photo Gallery | The India Info
 | ThisBhutanlocation article is astub.You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |