Korphu Gewog Explained

Official Name:Korphu Gewog
Native Name:སྐོར་ཕུག་
Settlement Type:Gewog
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bhutan
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Trongsa District
Unit Pref:Metric
Timezone:BTT
Utc Offset:+6

Korphoog Gewog (Dzongkha: སྐོར་ཕུག་), also spelled Korphu is a gewog (village block) of Trongsa District, Bhutan. The name was derived from gour pho which literally translate to stone cave. Gour meaning stone and pho meaning cave. The stone cave from where the name was derived can still be seen below the village, just above the school.The village is founded by Guru Rinpoche's great treasure discover Terton Pema Lingpa in late 15th century[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chiwogs in Trongsa . PDF . . 2011 . 2011-07-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111002191306/http://www.election-bhutan.org.bt/2011/finaldelimitation/trongsa.pdf . 2011-10-02 .
  2. Web site: -. Royal Government of Bhutan. December 12, 2010.