Lunana Explained

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]

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References

  1. Web site: NGA GeoName Database . . 2008-07-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080608190852/http://geonames.nga.mil/ggmagaz/geonames4.asp . 2008-06-08 . dead .
  2. Web site: Rosati . Adriana . 2019-10-06 . Film Review: Lunana: a Yak in The Classroom (2019) by Pawo Choyning Dorji . 2022-03-20 . Asian Movie Pulse . en-US.
  3. Web site: Lunana . 2022-03-20 . www.gasa.gov.bt . en.
  4. Web site: All About Ancient Lunana Village in Bhutan . 2022-03-20 . Tour My India.

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