Trashigang District

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Trashigang District is an administrative district in eastern Bhutan known for its predominantly Sharchop population, rugged terrain, and important role as a cultural and trading hub.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Trashigang District canonical 6
Mongar District 2
Trashigang Dzongkhag Administration 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative district
district
dzongkhag
administrativeCentre Trashigang town
linked to: Trashigang
borders Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh
linked to: Arunachal Pradesh

Mongar District
Pemagatshel District
Samdrup Jongkhar District
Trashiyangtse District
capital Trashigang
contains Bartsham Gewog
Kanglung Gewog
Khaling Gewog
Lumang Gewog
Merak Gewog
Phongmey Gewog
Radi Gewog
Sakteng Gewog
Samkhar Gewog
linked to: Radi Gewog

Shongphu Gewog
Trashigang Dzong
Trashigang town
linked to: Trashigang District

Udzorong Gewog
Yangnyer Gewog
country Bhutan
economyIncludes livestock rearing
small-scale trade
subsistence agriculture
ethnicMajority Sharchop people
governedBy Trashigang Dzongkhag Administration
linked to: Trashigang District
hasBorderType domestic border with other Bhutanese districts
international border with India
hasEducationalInstitution Sherubtse College
hasFestival Trashigang Tshechu
hasMonastery Trashigang Dzong
hasPopulationGroup predominantly rural population
hasProtectedArea Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary
hasRoadConnection Trashigang–Mongar highway
knownFor cultural hub in eastern Bhutan
trading hub in eastern Bhutan
languageMajority Sharchopkha
locatedIn eastern Bhutan
partOf eastern region of Bhutan
religionMajority Vajrayana Buddhism
linked to: Vajrayana
subdivisionOf Kingdom of Bhutan
linked to: Bhutan
terrain rugged
timeZone Bhutan Time
utcOffset +06:00

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sharchop region Trashigang District
Sharchop region Mongar District
linked to: Trashigang District
Drangme Chhu locatedIn eastern Bhutan
linked to: Trashigang District
Drangme Chhu flowsThrough Trashigang District
Drangme Chhu flowsThrough Mongar District
linked to: Trashigang District
Indo-Bhutan border borderingBhutaneseDistricts Trashigang District
Sharchopkha spokenInDistrict Trashigang District
Trashigang District contains Trashigang town
linked to: Trashigang District
Trashigang District governedBy Trashigang Dzongkhag Administration
linked to: Trashigang District
Pemagatshel District hasBorderWith Trashigang District