Tsento Gewog
Gewog of Paro District, Bhutan
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::summary Gewog of Paro District, Bhutan ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Tsento Gewog |
| native_name | བཙན་ཏོ་ |
| native_name_lang | dz |
| settlement_type | Gewog |
| image_skyline | Paro Taktsang, Bhutan (edited).jpg |
| image_caption | Taktsang Palphug Monastery |
| image_map | Paro Tsento Gewog Bhutan location map.png |
| map_caption | Tsento Gewog (red) in Paro District (pink) |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Bhutan |
| subdivision_type1 | District |
| subdivision_name1 | Paro |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 575 |
| population_as_of | 2018 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 5,253 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone | BTT |
| utc_offset | +6 |
| :: |
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Tsento Gewog () is a gewog (village block) of Paro District, Bhutan. There are 5,253 people living in 21 villages and 487 households in the gewog, . The Taktsang Palphug Monastery, also known as the Paro Taktsang or the Tiger's Nest, is a popular tourist attraction in Tsento Gewog, and one of the country's most visited.
Geography
Tsento Gewog is a gewog of the Paro District of Bhutan. A gewog is a village block and a second-level administrative division of Bhutan below districts.
Covering an area of 575 square kilometres, Tsento Gewog contains 5 chiwogs (electoral precincts), 21 villages, and 487 households. It is situated at an altitude of 2,000 to 5,210 metres above sea level, in the north of Paro District. It has a cool to extreme cold climate, with an annual temperature range of 4–17 C and an annual rainfall of 280 milimetres.
Demographics
, the population of Tsento Gewog was 5,253. Of the residents, 3,171 were men and 2,082 were women. Additionally, 319 were designated as special needs.
Education
Tsento Gewog has five educational institutions: Drukgyel Lower Secondary School, Drukgyel Higher Secondary School, Ramtsekha Community School, Gunitsawa Community School, and the Wangsel Institute.
Economy
Agriculture
Organic farming of fruits and vegetables is a growing sector in Tsento Gewog.
Tourism
Tsento Gewog is one of the most visited gewogs of Bhutan because it is the location of the country's most famous heritage site, the Taktsang Palphug Monastery, also known as the Paro Taktsang or the Tiger's Nest. Tsento Gewog was historically a small farming community, but the Bhutanese king's decision to open up his country to foreign visitors in 1974 gradually transformed the area into a tourist hotspot.
References
References
- (2011). "Chiwogs in Paro". Election Commission, [[Royal Government of Bhutan]].
- "Gasetsho Gom". [[Royal Government of Bhutan]].
- "Tsento". [[Royal Government of Bhutan]].
- "The challenges of going organic". [[Eleven Media Group]].
- Grossman, Liddy. (21 April 2022). "Embracing stillness in the Himalayan Mountains". [[Brandeis University]].
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