Dramitse (also Dametsi or Drametse) is a town in Drametse Gewog in the east part of Mongar District, Eastern Bhutan.[1] At the 2005 census, its population was 541.[2] It is situated on a hill opposite the town of Trashigang.
Dramitse
(Dremetse, Dremtse, Demtsi) | |
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  Dramitse Location in Bhutan | |
| Coordinates: 27°18′56″N 91°26′11″E / 27.31556°N 91.43639°E | |
| Country |  Bhutan |
| District | Mongar District |
| Elevation | 6,900 ft (2,100 m) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BTT) |
The town is the location of Dramitse Monastery, which is the home of the Drametse Ngacham or "Drum Dance" originated by Lama Kunga Gyaltsen,[3] and the seat in Bhutan of Peling Sungtrul, who is revered as the speech incarnation of Pema Lingpa.
References
edit- ^ "NGA GeoName Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 2008-06-08. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
- ^ "Bhutan: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Retrieved 2008-07-11.[dead link]
- ^ "Dramitse Ngacham: Dance of the Drums from Dramitse". Asia Pacific Database on Intangible Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
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