Damphu, Tsirang
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Damphu is the administrative headquarters and capital of Tsirang District
, Bhutan
. It is located on the north-south highway running from Wangdue Phodrang
to Sarpang
and Gelephu
on the border with India. It contains the Tsirang Dzong.
Population 1,666 (2005 census).
Tsirang District
Tsirang District , is one of the 20 dzongkhags of Bhutan. The administrative center of the district is Damphu...
, Bhutan
Bhutan
Bhutan , officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked state in South Asia, located at the eastern end of the Himalayas and bordered to the south, east and west by the Republic of India and to the north by the People's Republic of China...
. It is located on the north-south highway running from Wangdue Phodrang
Wangdue Phodrang
Wangdue Phodrang District is a dzongkhag of central Bhutan. This is also the name of the dzong which dominates the district, and the name of the small market town outside the gates of the dzong...
to Sarpang
Sarpang
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and Gelephu
Gelephu
Gelephu is a town in Sarpang District in Bhutan. It is located on the Indian border, about 30 km to the east of Sarpang, the Dzongkhag headquarters , and has a population of 9,199 as per 2005 census.Gelephu was selected as a site for Bhutan's second international airport project, but it was...
on the border with India. It contains the Tsirang Dzong.
Population 1,666 (2005 census).