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Trashi Yangtse

Trashiyangtse
Tashi Yangtse
Trashiyangtse is located in Bhutan
Trashiyangtse
Trashiyangtse
Location in Bhutan
Coordinates: 27°35′N 91°28′E / 27.583°N 91.467°E / 27.583; 91.467Coordinates: 27°35′N 91°28′E / 27.583°N 91.467°E / 27.583; 91.467
Country Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan
District Trashiyangtse District
Gewog Yangtse Gewog
Population (2005)
 • Total 2,735
Time zone BTT (UTC+6)

Trashiyangtse or Tashi Yangtse is a small town in Yangtse Gewog, and the district headquarters of the Trashiyangtse District in eastern Bhutan.Its population in 2005 was 2735. Located in close proximity to Chorten Kora which lies to the west, a dzong was inaugurated in Trashiyangste in 1997. It contains a major art school, The School of Traditional Arts, also known as Rigne School, which is a sister school of the School of Traditional Arts in Thimphu and teaches six forms of art; painting, pottery, wood sculpture, wood-turning, lacquer-work and embroidery.


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