Ramjar Gewog

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Ramjar Gewog
རམ་སྦྱར་
Gewog
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CountryFlag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan
District Trashiyangtse District
Time zone BTT (UTC+6)

Ramjar Gewog (Dzongkha: རམ་སྦྱར་) is a gewog (village block) of Trashiyangtse District, Bhutan. [1]

Dzongkha national language of Bhutan

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Trashiyangtse District dzongkhag

Trashiyangtse District 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 1,437.9 square kilometres (555.2 sq mi). 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.

Bhutan Landlocked kingdom in Eastern Himalayas

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Jamkhar Gewog is a gewog of Trashiyangtse District, Bhutan.

Toetsho Gewog Gewog in Trashiyangtse District, Bhutan

Toetsho Gewog is a gewog of Trashiyangtse District, Bhutan.

Tomzhangsa Gewog Gewog in Trashiyangtse District, Bhutan

Tomzhangsa Gewog is a gewog of Trashiyangtse District, Bhutan. It was formerly known as Tomzhangtshen.

Yangtse Gewog Gewog in Trashiyangtse District, Bhutan

Yangtse Gewog is a gewog of Trashiyangtse District, Bhutan. It was formerly known as Trashiyangtse.

Yalang Gewog Gewog in Trashiyangtse District, Bhutan

Yalang Gewog is a gewog of Trashiyangtse District, Bhutan.

Thromde

A thromde is a second-level administrative division in Bhutan. The legal administrative status of thromdes was most recently codified under the Local Government Act of 2009, and the role of thromdes in elections in Bhutan was defined in the Election Act of 2008

Khamdang Gewog Place in Trashi Yangtse District, Bhutan

Khamdang Gewog is a gewog of Trashiyangtse District, Bhutan.

Bumdeling Gewog Gewog in Trashiyangtse District, Bhutan

Bumdeling Gewog is a gewog of Trashiyangtse District, Bhutan.

References

  1. "Chiwogs in Trashiyangtse" (PDF). Election Commission, Government of Bhutan. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2011-07-28.