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Sergithang Gewog
Sergithang Gewog (Dzongkha: གསེར་གྱི་ཐང་) (old name: Patalay) is one of the twelve gewogs (village blocks or counties) of Tsirang District, Bhutan. Sergithang Gewog is located in the northwest of Tsirang District, east of the River Puna Tsang Chu, north of its tributary Burichu, west of Pungtencchu Gewog and south of Wangdue Phodrang District. Demographics According to the official results of the 2017 census, 1.379 inhabitants (731 males and 648 females) live in the Serithang Gewog in 300 households. The average household size is 4.3. 1.321 (678 males and 643 females) of these 1.379 inhabitants are of Bhutanese nationality. 53 out of the 58 counted non-Bhutanese inhabitants are male. Transportation The central chiwogs Tashitang, Lower Sergithang and Upper Sergithang are connected by a 12.3 km dirt road from a bridge over the Buri Chu River in Tashitang up to Upper Sergithang. This bridge is the only connection between the Serithang Gewog and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Bhutan
The Kingdom of Bhutan is divided into 20 districts ( Dzongkha: ). Bhutan is located between the Tibet Autonomous Region of China and India on the eastern slopes of the Himalayas in South Asia. are the primary subdivisions of Bhutan. They possess a number of powers and rights under the Constitution of Bhutan, such as regulating commerce, running elections, and creating local governments. The Local Government Act of 2009 established local governments in each of the 20 overseen by the Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs. Each has its own elected government with non-legislative executive powers, called a (district council). The is assisted by the administration headed by a (royal appointees who are the chief executive officer of each ). Each also has a court presided over by a (judge), who is appointed by the Chief Justice of Bhutan on the advice of Royal Judicial Service Council. The , and their residents, are represented in the Parliament of Bhutan, a bicameral l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiwog
Chiwogs of Bhutan or chios ( dz, སྤྱི་འོག་ ''chio'') refer to the 1044 basic electoral precincts of Bhutan. Chiwogs are also former third-level administrative divisions of Bhutan below ''gewog''s. Until 2009, they were the equivalent of municipalities or parishes, containing clusters of villages and hamlets. There are generally 5 or 6 chios in each geo, and in turn several geos in each ''dzongkha'' (district). To illustrate, there are 50 chios in Paro District alone. The majority of chios are small rural communities; more densely populated areas tend to be separate thromdes, or municipalities. A Chiwog Disaster Management Plan (CDMP) exists in some chios to form an effective responsive to any local disasters. Often, participants in the CDMP are also trained at a geo level for better coordination. Legal status Until 2009, chios were administrative divisions subordinate to geos. Under the 2008 Constitution, chios are mentioned only as electorates, defined as "und ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damphu, Tsirang
Damphu is the administrative headquarters and capital of Tsirang District, Bhutan. It is located on the north–south highway running from Wangdue Phodrang to Sarpang and Gelephu on the border with India. It contains the Tsirang Dzong. At the 2005 census, its population was 1,666. References Populated places in Bhutan {{Bhutan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dzong
Dzong architecture is used for dzongs, a distinctive type of fortified monastery ( dz, རྫོང, , ) architecture found mainly in Bhutan and Tibet. The architecture is massive in style with towering exterior walls surrounding a complex of courtyards, temples, administrative offices, and monks' accommodation. Characteristics Distinctive features include: * High inward sloping walls of brick and stone painted white with few or no windows in the lower sections of the wall * Use of a surrounding red ochre stripe near the top of the walls, sometimes punctuated by large gold circles * Use of unique style flared roofs atop interior temples * Massive entry doors made of wood and iron * Interior courtyards and temples brightly colored in Buddhist-themed art motifs such as the ashtamangala or swastika Regional differences Bhutan Dzongs serve as the religious, military, administrative, and social centers of their district. They are often the site of an annual ''tsechu'' or religious ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buri Chu
Buri may refer to: People * Buri (Dacian tribe), a 1st–2nd century tribe living in Dacia * Buri tribe, an ancient Germanic people * Büri (died 1252), prince of the Chagatai Khanate * Buri, or Burebista, Thracian king of the Getae and Dacian from 82/61 BC–45/44 BC * Taj al-Muluk Buri (died 1132), Prince of Damascus and namesake of its Buri dynasty * Antti Buri (born 1988), Finnish racing driver Places * Buri, Bahrain * Buri, São Paulo, Brazil * Buri Peninsula, Eritrea * Buri, Iran * Burí, Jirondai, Panama, a corregimiento in Jirondai District, Ngäbe-Buglé Comarca, Republic of Panama * Büri, Panama, a corregimiento in Kankintú District, Ngäbe-Buglé Comarca, Republic of Panama * The name of several Thai mueangs (city-states) Other uses * Búri, a Norse god * Búri (cave), a lava tube in Iceland * A Latin name of the Burs, an ancient Dacian Kingdom * Buri palm, a name for trees of the genus ''Corypha'' * Buri, traditional Philippine tattoos * A Japanese word for Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsirang District
Tsirang District (Dzongkha: རྩི་རང་རྫོང་ཁག་; Wylie: ''Rtsi-rang rdzong-khag''; previously (Chirang), is one of the 20 dzongkhags (districts) of Bhutan. The administrative center of the district is Damphu. Tsirang is noted for its gentle slopes and mild climates. The dzongkhag is also noted for its rich biodiversity; however, it is one of the few dzongkhags without a protected area. One of Bhutan's longest rivers, the Punatsang Chhu or Sankosh river flows through the district. It is the main district where the Lhotshampa resides. It has many beautiful places such as Rigsum Pemai Dumra, Pemachoeling Heritage Forest, Tsirang Namgyel Chholing Dratshang, and Nye. Languages The dominant language in Tsirang is Nepali, but it can be partially different from those spoken in Nepal, spoken by the heterogeneous Lhotshampa like Magar, Tamang, Gurung, Limbu, etc. In the north of Tsirang, Dzongkha, the national language, is also spoken. Administrative divisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
