Gangzur Gewog Explained

Official Name:Gangzur Gewog
Native Name:སྒང་ཟུར་
Settlement Type:Gewogs
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bhutan
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Lhuntse District
Unit Pref:Metric
Timezone:BTT
Utc Offset:+6

Gangzur Gewog (Dzongkha: སྒང་ཟུར་) is a gewog (village block) of Lhuntse District, Bhutan.[1] [2] Gangzur gewog covers an area of 356 sqkm and has a population of 5059 with 471 households, which includes gungtongs (empty houses). These households have been left empty mainly due to development programs[3] .

There are many gungtongs around the country and its still the same because all the teenagers are attracted to the modern development and mainly due to the rural-urban migration. Gangzur gewog is mostly profound for their rich culture in creating clay pot (dza-zo).[4] This tradition art form, shrouded in the midst of time, is asource of pride for the people of gangzur gewog. [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chiwogs in Lhuentse . PDF . . 2011 . 2011-07-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111002184443/http://www.election-bhutan.org.bt/2011/finaldelimitation/lhuentse.pdf . 2011-10-02 . dead .
  2. Web site: -. Royal Government of Bhutan. December 12, 2010.
  3. Web site: Newspaper . Bhutan's Daily . No immediate solution for gungtong: Home Minister . 2024-07-23 . Kuensel Online.
  4. Web site: rinzin . 2018-08-03 . Gangzur Village . 2024-07-23 . Alo Drukpa Tours & Treks . en-US.
  5. Web site: Desk . News . 2023-11-18 . Preserving Centuries-Old Craft: Gangzur's Time-Honored Pottery Tradition . 2024-07-23 . The Bhutan Live . en-US.