Trongsa District

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Trongsa District is a central district of Bhutan known for its strategic location, historical significance, and the prominent Trongsa Dzong overlooking the Mangde Chhu valley.

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Trongsa District canonical 3
Trongsa town 1

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Statements (36)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative district of Bhutan
district
dzong
borders Bumthang District
Sarpang District
Wangdue Phodrang District
Zhemgang District
capital Trongsa
contains Trongsa Dzong
Trongsa District self-linksurface differs
surface form: Trongsa town
country Bhutan
governedBy Dzongkhag Administration Trongsa
hasClimate montane climate
hasEconomicActivity livestock rearing
small-scale tourism
subsistence agriculture
hasImportantPass Pele La
Yotong La
hasMajorRiver Puna Tsang Chhu
surface form: Mangde Chhu
hasMonarchyConnection Wangchuck
surface form: House of Wangchuck
hasReligiousSite Kuenga Rabten Palace
Trongsa Dzong
historicallyServedAs strategic gateway between eastern and western Bhutan
knownFor Trongsa Dzong
historical significance
strategic location
strategic position controlling east–west route in Bhutan
locatedIn Trongsa District self-linksurface differs
central Bhutan
officialLanguage Dzongkha
overlooks Mangde Chhu valley
partOf Bhutan
surface form: Kingdom of Bhutan
subdivisionType dzongkhag
timeZone Bhutan Time
traversedBy Puna Tsang Chhu
surface form: Mangde Chhu
utcOffset +6

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

Drangme Chhu flowsThrough Trongsa District
Trongsa District contains Trongsa District self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Trongsa town
Trongsa District locatedIn Trongsa District self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Trongsa Dzong
Wangdue Phodrang District borders Trongsa District