Kanglung
Kanglung is a town in eastern Bhutan. It is located in Trashigang District and is the location of Sherubtse College, one of the Royal University of Bhutan's academic institutes. At the 2005 census, its population was 1,717.
Places of Interest
Highlights: Yonphula Airport.
Yonphula Airport
Aerodrome
Yongphulla Airport is one of four domestic airports in Bhutan. Yonphula Airport is situated 3½ km south of Kanglung.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Trashigang and Dramitse.
Dramitse
Town
Kanglung
- Type: Town
- Description: Small town in Trashigang District, Bhutan
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Trashigang District, Bhutan, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
27.2873° or 27° 17′ 14″ north
Longitude
91.52612° or 91° 31′ 34″ east
Elevation
1,240 metres (4,068 feet)
Open location code
7MVH7GPG+WC
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Urdu—“Kanglung” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “কাংলুং”
- Cebuano: “Kanglung”
- Chechen: “Канглунг”
- Dutch: “Kanglung”
- Dzongkha: “བཀང་ལུང་།”
- French: “Kanglung”
- German: “Kanglung”
- Hindi: “कांग्लुङ”
- Irish: “Kanglung”
- Malay: “Kanglung”
- Persian: “کانگلونگ”
- Polish: “Kanglung”
- Russian: “Канглунг”
- Swedish: “Kanglung”
- Tatar: “Канглунг”
- Ukrainian: “Канглунг”
- Urdu: “کانگلنگ”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Dantak Area and Yongphulla.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Public Zangdopelri and Kanglung Zangdopelri.
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