Lhuntse

Lhuentse is a town and the headquarters of the eponymous Lhuentse District in northeastern Bhutan. It is about 74 km from Mongar, 145 km from Trashigang and 452 km from the national capital Thimphu. Nearest airport is Yongphulla Airport 130 km away.

Lhuntse
Lhuentse
Lhuntse is located in Bhutan
Lhuntse
Lhuntse
Location in Bhutan
Coordinates: 27°39′N 91°9′E
Country Bhutan
DistrictLhuentse District
Time zoneUTC+6 (BTT)
ClimateCwb
WebsiteOfficial website

Lhuentse consists of eight Gewogs, namely Gangzur, Jaray, Kurtoed, Khoma, Maenbi, Maedtsho, Minjey, and Tshenkhar.[1]

History

In 1551,Ngagi Wangchuk, the youngest son of Ngawang Chogyal, visited Bhutan, accompanied by his family from Druk Ralung in Tibet. His visit of a number of holy sites in different regions of the country eventually took him to kurtoe. At the present-day site of Lhentse Dzong he meditated and built a small temple which came to be know as Kurtoe Lhentse Phodrang.

There the local deity appeared before him in the form of white, bleating goat. the bleat was taken as an auspicious sign and he built a temple in 1552. During the reign of tje fourth Desi gyalse Tenzin Rabgay, a monk-tax - a tradition of sending one boy from each famliy to the Dzongs - was imposed, whereby the first sixty monks were recruited in Lhentse Dratshang. After the completion of the Dzong, various religious artifacts and relics were installed by the 4th Desi Gyalse Tenzin Rabgye.

Development plans

It is also the site of proposed joint "India-Bhutan Lhuntse Advanced Landing Ground" (AGL) capable of handling large transport aircraft and fighter jets.

Tourism

It is the location of the Lhuentse Dzong, Bumdeling Wildlife Sanctuary in Trashiyangtse district is just to the northeast, and Tawang in India lies to the east.

Administration

The postal code for Lhuentse is 45001.[2]

See also

References
  1. Wanggchuk, Lily (2017). Facts About Bhutan The Land of the Thunder Dragon. Bhutan: Absolute Bhutan Books. p. 338. ISBN 978-99936-760-0-3.
  2. "Bhutan Post post codes list" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-26. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
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