Kurto ( dzong ke ཀུར་ སྟོད་ ། , lat. Kurtoe [3] [4] [5] , Kurtoed [6] ) - a gevog in Bhutan in the Lhunts dzongkhag , located in the north-west of Lhunts-dzong , adjoins the Tibetan the border. [1] Localities are concentrated in the southeastern part of Gevog, while the rest is devoid of permanent settlements. The population speaks Kurto-kha ( Eng. Kurtöp language ).
Gevog | |
Kurto | |
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ཀུར་ སྟོད (Kurtoed) | |
A country | Butane |
Status | gevog |
Dzongkhag | Lhunze |
History and geography | |
Square | 960 [1] km² |
Center height | 3000 m |
Population | |
Population | 1005 [1] [2] people ( 2012 ) |
Digital identifiers | |
Gevog code | 043 [3] |
The name (Kur-stod) comes from the historical region of Kurto, which occupied the territory of the modern dzongkhaga Lhunts and the adjacent territory in the north-east. [7] Now this name applies only to Gavog in the upper reaches of the river Kuri-chu .
The center of Gevog is Dungkar village. Only a small 5-kilometer stretch of road approaches Geveog from the center of the Dzonghag towards the city of Lhunts , although there is a small network of local farm roads in Geveog.
Jigme Namgyal , father of the first king of Bhutan ( Ugyen Wangchuka ), was born in the village of Dungkar , for this reason Kurt is considered the birthplace of the royal family.
The famous Bhutanese doctor Pema Dorji was trained there.
Communication between villages is supported by suspension bridges. In 2013, almost before commissioning, the bridge in Lanchengkhub collapsed, which, however, was restored anew in February 2013. [8] [9]
According to the five-year plan, in the XI five-year period 2013–2018 attention will be paid to the construction, irrigation and strengthening of agriculture. [2]
Part of the territory of Gevog is occupied by the protected natural area of Wangchuk Centennial Park .
Notes
- 2 1 2 3 Census data of Gewogs of Bhutan
- ↑ 1 2 Eleventh Five Year Plan (July 2013-June 2018). Lhuentse Dzongkhag (English) (inaccessible link) . Gross National Happiness Commission, Royal Government of Bhutan. The appeal date is April 17, 2014. Archived April 26, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 Data Interoperability Standards (English) (inaccessible link) . Ministry of Information & Communications, Royal Government of Bhutan (June 1, 2007). The appeal date is April 29, 2014. Archived September 23, 2015.
- ↑ KURTOE GEWOG, NINTH PLAN (2002 - 2007) (9th Five Year Plan) (English) . Royal Government of Bhutan. The appeal date is April 29, 2014. Archived April 7, 2005.
- ↑ Eleventh Five Year Plan (July 2013-June 2018). Lhuentse Dzongkhag (English) (inaccessible link) . Gross National Happiness Commission, Royal Government of Bhutan. The appeal date is April 29, 2014. Archived April 26, 2014.
- ↑ Chiwogs in Lhuentse (English) (PDF) (not available link) . Election Commission, Government of Bhutan (2011). The appeal date is April 29, 2014. Archived October 2, 2011.
- ↑ Madan, PL Tibet, Saga of Indian Explorers (1864–1894) . - Manohar Publishers & Distributors, 2004. - P. 77 et seq . - ISBN 81-7304-567-4 .
- ↑ Bridge in Lhuentse collapses a day ahead of completion
- ↑ CDCL delivers a new Langchenphu Bridge after its collapse