Coordinates: 27°15′N 91°40′E / 27.25°N 91.667°E
Trashigang བཀྲ་ཤིས་སྒང་རྫོང་ཁག , also spelled Tashigang, is Bhutan's easternmost district.
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Culture
The inhabitants of Trashigang district are mainly Sharchops, which means "easterner" in Dzongkha, the national language. The Sharchops appear to mix Indian and Tibetan blood whereas the Ngalops of central and western Bhutan appear to be mainly Tibetan.
Economy and education
While it has no major urban area, Trashigang dzongkhag has the densest population in Bhutan. It used to be part of an important trade route connecting Assam to Tibet, and still is a primary route for Bhutanese trade with India. Major towns include Trashigang, Radhi, Rangjung, and Phongmey. The district produces a lot of rice and lavender.
There are several tourist packages to Bhutan that include trips from Thimphu to Trashigang, despite the 17 hour journey from the capital over the rough and dangerous Lateral Road.
Trashigang dzongkhag is also the site of Sherubtse College, the original college within the Royal University of Bhutan system.
Places of interest
Trashigang Dzong
Trashigang Dzong, or fortress, was built in 1659 by the third Druk Desi Chögyal Mingyur Tenpa to defend against Tibetan invaders. Because of its altitude invading armies remarked that "it is not a dzong on the ground, it is in the sky".
Gom Kora
An ancient lhakhang or temple in the district, known for its rock garden, contains a sacred footprint said to be either that of Guru Rimpoche or that of a khandroma (angel).
Rangjung
Rangjung, 16 km east of the district capital, is the site of Rangjung Ösel Chöling Monastery, established by Dungse Garab Dorje Rinpoche in 1989. The temple contains particularly fine images of Padmasambhava, Shantarakshita and Chögyal Trisong Detsen (Khen-Lop-Chö sum).
Geography
Trashigang is divided into 16 gewogs:
- Bartsham Gewog
- Bidung Gewog
- Kanglung Gewog
- Kangpara Gewog
- Khaling Gewog
- Lumang Gewog
- Merak Gewog
- Nanong Gewog
- Phongmey Gewog
- Radhi Gewog
- Sakten Gewog
- Samkhar Gewog
- Shongphu Gewog
- Thrimshing Gewog
- Uzorong Gewog
- Yangneer Gewog
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