Gyalpozhing or Gyelpozhing is a
town
A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city.
The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
in
Mongar District
Mongar District (Dzongkha: མོང་སྒར་རྫོང་ཁག་; Wylie transliteration, Wylie: ''Mong-sgar rdzong-khag'') is one of the 20 dzongkhags (districts) comprising Bhutan. Mongar is the fastest-developing dzongkhag in easter ...
in southeastern-central
Bhutan
Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia, in the Eastern Himalayas between China to the north and northwest and India to the south and southeast. With a population of over 727,145 and a territory of , ...
. It is located to the west of
Mongar and east of
Lingmethang
Lingmethang is a small town under Salling Geog in Mongar district, in the eastern part of Bhutan. It is located off of the Thimphu-Trashigang highway, to the west of Mongar City and, 7 km north of the town of Gyalpozhing. The town lies in a lus ...
.
It is located on the base of
Kuri Chhu
The Kuri Chhu, also known as the Lhozhag Xung Qu () or Norbu Lag Qu (), is a major river of eastern Bhutan, that has formed a scenic valley with high peaks and steep hills. Kuri Chhu is a tributary of the Manas River system, which is the largest ...
.
Its population was 2,291 at the 2005 census.
References
*Armington, S. (2002) ''Bhutan.'' (2nd ed.) Melbourne: Lonely Planet.
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bhutan
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