South Asia
Bhutan
Trongsa District

Poengar

Poengar is a village in , . Poengar is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .
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, previously Tongsa, is a Thromde or town, and the capital of in central . The name means "new village" in Dzongkha. The first temple was built in 1543 by the Drukpa lama Ngagi Wangchuck, who was the great-grandfather of Ngawang Namgyal, Zhabdrung Rinpoche, the unifier of Bhutan.

Poengar

Latitude
27.50097° or 27° 30′ 4″ north
Longitude
90.50728° or 90° 30′ 26″ east
Named after
king’s camp/encampment.
Open location code
7MVGGG24+9W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9753646078
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
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