Trashigang (District)

Trashigang District
Basic data
Country	Bhutan
Capital	Trashigang
surface	3,066.9 km²
Residents	53,293 (2012)
density	17 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	BT-41
City of Trashigang

Coordinates: 27 ° 18 '  N , 91 ° 42'  E

Trashigang ( བཀྲ་ ཤིས་ སྒང ) is one of the 20 districts of Bhutan . About 53,293 people live in this district (2011). The Trashigang area covers 3,066.9 km².

The capital of the district is the Trashigang of the same name .

The Trashigang district is in turn divided into 15 Gewogs :

• Bartsham Weighed
• Biden weighed
• Kanglung Weighed
• Kangpara Weighed
• Khaling Weighed
• Lumang Weighed
• Merak Weighed
• Phongmey Weighed
• Radhi Weighed
• Files Weighed
• Samkhar Weighed
• Shongphu Weighed
• Thrimshing Weighed
• Uzorong Weighed
• Yangneer Weighed

economy

Rice and lavender are the main agricultural products in the Trashigang district . The district was part of the important trade route between Assam and Tibet and is still an important link in economic trade with India . Yongphulla Airport is located in the district .

Web links

Commons : Trashigang District  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Bhutan Portal, engl.