Dramitse Explained

Official Name:Dramitse
Other Name:(Dremetse, Dremtse, Demtsi)
Pushpin Map:Bhutan
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Bhutan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bhutan
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Mongar District
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:BTT
Utc Offset:+6
Coordinates:27.3156°N 91.4364°W
Elevation M:2100

Dramitse (also Dametsi or Drametse) is a town in Drametse Gewog in the east part of Mongar District, Eastern Bhutan.[1] At the 2005 census, its population was 541.[2] It is situated on a hill opposite the town of Trashigang.

The town is the location of Dramitse Monastery, which is the home of the Drametse Ngacham or "Drum Dance" originated by Lama Kunga Gyaltsen,[3] and the seat in Bhutan of Peling Sungtrul, who is revered as the speech incarnation of Pema Lingpa.

References

  1. Web site: NGA GeoName Database . . 2008-07-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080608190852/http://geonames.nga.mil/ggmagaz/geonames4.asp . 2008-06-08 . dead .
  2. Web site: Bhutan: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population . 2008-07-11 . World Gazetteer .
  3. Web site: Dramitse Ngacham: Dance of the Drums from Dramitse . Asia Pacific Database on Intangible Cultural Heritage . 2009-03-18.

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