Gyalpozhing
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Gyalpozhing or Gyepozhing is a town
in Mongar District
in southeastern-central Bhutan
.It is located to the west of Mongar
and east of Lingmethang
.
Population 2,291 (2005 census).
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in Mongar District
Mongar District
Mongar District is one of the 20 dzongkhags comprising Bhutan. Mongar is the fastest-developing dzongkhag in eastern Bhutan. A regional hospital has been constructed and the region is bustling with many economic activities. Mongar is noted for its lemon grass, a plant that can be used to produce...
in southeastern-central 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 to the west of Mongar
Mongar
Mongar is a town and seat of Mongar District in Bhutan. As of 2005 it has a population of 3502....
and east of Lingmethang
Lingmethang
Lingmethang is a settlement in the eastern Bhutan. It is located in Mongar District, to the west of Mongar and close to the village of Gyalpozhing.-References:*Armington, S. Bhutan. Melbourne: Lonely Planet....
.
Population 2,291 (2005 census).