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)
Dramitse is located in Bhutan
Dramitse
Dramitse
Location in Bhutan
Coordinates: 27°18′56″N 91°26′11″E / 27.31556°N 91.43639°E / 27.31556; 91.43639
Country Bhutan
DistrictMongar District
Elevation
6,900 ft (2,100 m)
Time zoneUTC+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.

View of Drametse in Mongar district

References

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  1. ^ "NGA GeoName Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 2008-06-08. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
  2. ^ "Bhutan: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Retrieved 2008-07-11.[dead link]
  3. ^ "Dramitse Ngacham: Dance of the Drums from Dramitse". Asia Pacific Database on Intangible Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
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