Official Name: | Lunana |
Native Name: | Dzongkha: ལུང་ནག་ན |
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: | Gasa District |
Subdivision Type2: | Gewog |
Subdivision Name2: | Lunana Gewog |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | BTT |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Coordinates: | 28.05°N 100°W |
Lunana (Dzongkha: ལུང་ནག་ན) is a remote village in Gasa District in northwestern Bhutan. It is the capital of Lunana Gewog,[1] which had a 2014 population of 810.
It is the setting for the film .[2]
Local people sell cattle and caterpillar fungus, and grow small amounts of wheat, buckwheat, potatoes, radishes, and turnips. Some spend winters in valleys at lower altitudes. Lunana gets 2m (07feet) of precipitation per year.[3] The people maintain a traditional culture.[4]