Trashiyangtse District

Trashiyangtse District (Template:Langx) is one of the twenty dzongkhags (districts) comprising Bhutan. It was created in 1992 when Trashiyangtse district was split off from Trashigang District. Trashiyangtse covers an area of Template:Convert. At an elevation of 1750–1880 m, Trashi yangtse dzongkhag is rich of culture filled with sacred places blessed by 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

Chorten Kora, Trashiyangtse District, Bhutan.

Three major languages are spoken in Trashiyangtse. In the north, including Bumdeling inhabitants speak Dzala. In the south, Tshangla (Sharchopkha), the lingua franca of eastern Bhutan, is spoken in Jamkhar, Khamdang, Yalang and Ramjar Gewogs. In Tomzhangtshen Gewog, residents speak Chocha Ngacha and khengkha.

Historical sites

• Omba Ney, the “Taktsang of East” is the first of three sacred sites of Guru Rinpoche where the letter “OM” is seen on the rock face.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Thrue Goen Pema Woedling Dratshang
• Gomphu Kora is a meditative cave where Guru Rinpoche meditated and subdued a demon called Myongkhapa.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Choeten Kora
• Gongza Ney is a sacred place where Khandro Yeshey Tshogyal offered tea to Guru Rinpoche at noontime while he went to Gom kora to subdue a demon.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Dechen Phodrang Ney
• Rigsum Goenpa

Administrative divisions

Trashiyangste District is divided into eight village blocks (or gewogs):<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

• Bumdeling Gewog
• Jamkhar Gewog
• Khamdang Gewog
• Ramjar Gewog
• Toetsho Gewog
• Tomzhangtshen Gewog
• Yalang Gewog
• Yangtse Gewog

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 Yangtse), as well as substantial portions of neighboring districts.<ref name=BTF1>Template:Cite web</ref>

See also

• Districts of Bhutan
• Kurtoed Province

External links

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• Trashiyangtse dzongkhag administration website