Wangdue Phodrang

'Wangdi Phodra
དབང་འདུས་ཕོ་བྲང་
Wangdue Phodrang
Dzong at 'Wangdi Phodr'a, Bhutan
Dzong at 'Wangdi Phodr'a, Bhutan
'Wangdi Phodr•a is located in Bhutan
'Wangdi Phodr•a
'Wangdi Phodra
Location in Bhutan
Coordinates: 27°29′N 89°54′E / 27.483°N 89.900°E / 27.483; 89.900
Country Bhutan
DzongkhagWangdue Phodrang District
GewogThedtsho Gewog
Elevation
1,273 m (4,177 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total
8,954
Time zoneUTC+6 (BTT)
ClimateCwa
The Paradise of Wangdi Phodrang Bhutan. Captured by kuenzang Tobgay

Wangdue Phodrang (Tibetan: དབང་འདུས་ཕོ་བྲང་, Dzongkha 'Wangdi Phodr'a[1]) is a town and capital (dzongkhag thromde) of Wangdue Phodrang District in central Bhutan.[2][3] It is located in Thedtsho Gewog.[4][5] Khothang Rinchenling

  1. ^ van Driem, George (1991). Guide to Official Dzongkha Romanization. Gaylegphug, Bhutan: Sherub Lham Press. p. 98.
  2. ^ Pelden, Sonam (2010-05-07). "Cabinet Approves Thromdes". Bhutan Observer online. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
  3. ^ Dorji, Kezang (2010-11-26). "LG Elections Finalized". Bhutan Observer online. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
  4. ^ "Chiwogs in Wangdue Phodrang" (PDF). Election Commission, Government of Bhutan. 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  5. ^ "NGA GeoName Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 2008-06-08. Retrieved 2008-07-05.