Trashiyangtse District

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Trashiyangtse District
བཀྲ་ཤིས་གཡང་རྩེ་རྫོང་ཁག་
District
Trashiyangtse Bhutan location map.png
Map of Trashiyangtse District in Bhutan
Country Bhutan
HeadquartersTrashiyangtse
Area
 • Total
1,438 km2 (555 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total
17,300
 • Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+6 (BTT)
HDI (2019)0.588 [1]
medium · 18th of 20
Website www.trashiyangtse.gov.bt

Trashiyangtse District (Dzongkha : བཀྲ་ཤིས་གཡང་རྩེ་རྫོང་ཁག་, romanized: bkra shis g.yang rtse rdzong khag) 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.

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. Chorten Kora 080720.JPG
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

Administrative divisions

Trashiyangste District is divided into eight village blocks (or gewogs ): [5]

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. [6]

Climate

Climate data for Trashiyangtse, elevation 1,830 m (6,000 ft), (1996–2017 normals)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)21.5
(70.7)		24.5
(76.1)		28.0
(82.4)		31.0
(87.8)		30.0
(86.0)		32.5
(90.5)		30.5
(86.9)		30.5
(86.9)		30.5
(86.9)		29.5
(85.1)		24.0
(75.2)		22.5
(72.5)		32.5
(90.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)13.5
(56.3)		16.0
(60.8)		18.4
(65.1)		20.7
(69.3)		22.7
(72.9)		24.1
(75.4)		24.4
(75.9)		24.4
(75.9)		23.7
(74.7)		21.3
(70.3)		17.8
(64.0)		14.8
(58.6)		20.2
(68.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)8.0
(46.4)		10.5
(50.9)		12.9
(55.2)		15.5
(59.9)		18.0
(64.4)		20.4
(68.7)		21.1
(70.0)		20.9
(69.6)		19.9
(67.8)		16.3
(61.3)		12.3
(54.1)		9.2
(48.6)		15.4
(59.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)2.5
(36.5)		5.0
(41.0)		7.4
(45.3)		10.2
(50.4)		13.2
(55.8)		16.6
(61.9)		17.8
(64.0)		17.4
(63.3)		16.1
(61.0)		11.3
(52.3)		6.8
(44.2)		3.6
(38.5)		10.7
(51.2)
Record low °C (°F)−5.0
(23.0)		−5.0
(23.0)		0.0
(32.0)		2.5
(36.5)		6.0
(42.8)		9.5
(49.1)		12.0
(53.6)		11.5
(52.7)		9.0
(48.2)		2.0
(35.6)		−1.5
(29.3)		−5.0
(23.0)		−5.0
(23.0)
Average rainfall mm (inches)7.7
(0.30)		21.1
(0.83)		49.6
(1.95)		103.8
(4.09)		137.0
(5.39)		172.7
(6.80)		220.1
(8.67)		210.6
(8.29)		153.9
(6.06)		75.1
(2.96)		11.1
(0.44)		2.8
(0.11)		1,165.5
(45.89)
Average relative humidity (%)70.870.770.172.773.678.082.381.479.873.171.871.974.7
Source: National Center for Hydrology and Meteorology [7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  2. ↑ "Omba Ney, the Taktsang of East where Letter OM is seen". bhutanpilgrimage.com. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
  3. ↑ "Gomphu Kora, a Meditative Cave of Guru Rinpoche for Circumambulation". bhutanpilgrimage.com. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
  4. ↑ "Gongza Ney, a Sacred Place where Guru Rinpoche was Offered Midday Tea". bhutanpilgrimage.com. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
  5. ↑ "Chiwogs in Trashiyangtse" (PDF). Election Commission, Government of Bhutan. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  6. ↑ "Parks of Bhutan". Bhutan Trust Fund for Environmental Conservation online. Bhutan Trust Fund. Archived from the original on 2011-07-02. Retrieved 2011-03-26.
  7. ↑ "Climate Data Book of Bhutan, 2018" (PDF). National Center for Hydrology and Meteorology . Retrieved 20 February 2025.
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