Yengchenphug Higher Secondary School
Yangchenphug Higher Secondary School is a co-ed public high school in Thimphu, Bhutan. It was founded in 1965 by the third King, His Majesty Jigme Dorji Wangchuck.- Type: School
- Description: government school in Thimphu, Bhutan
- Also known as: “Thimphu Public School”, “Yangchenphug Central School”, “Yangchenphug High School”, “Yangchenphug Higher Secondary School”, and “YHSS”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Changlimithang Stadium and National Memorial Chorten.
Changlimithang Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Steve Evans, CC BY 2.0.
The Changlimithang Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Thimphu, Bhutan, which serves as the national stadium of Bhutan. It is predominantly used for football matches and is the home of the Bhutan national football team, other national selections and a number of Thimphu-based football clubs. Changlimithang Stadium is situated 690 metres northwest of Yengchenphug Higher Secondary School.
National Memorial Chorten
Buddhist temple
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Memorial Chorten is a stupa in Thimphu, Bhutan, located near Desuung Headquarters and above Royal Bhutan Police Headquarters. The stupa, built in 1974 to honor the third Druk Gyalpo, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, is a prominent landmark in the city with its golden spires and bells. National Memorial Chorten is situated 1 km west of Yengchenphug Higher Secondary School.
Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Drnirola, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Referral Hospital is the public hospital of Bhutan, located in the capital of Bhutan, Thimphu. Since it was established in 1972, the hospital has been supplying free basic medical treatment as well as advanced surgeries and emergency services to citizens from all over the country. Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital is situated 1 km southwest of Yengchenphug Higher Secondary School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thimphu.
Thimphu
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thimphu is the capital of the Kingdom of Bhutan, and with a population of around 115,000, it is the nation's largest city.
Yengchenphug Higher Secondary School
- Categories: secondary school and education
- Location: Thimphu District, Bhutan, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
27.46699° or 27° 28′ 1″ northLongitude
89.6462° or 89° 38′ 46″ eastOpen location code
7MVFFJ8W+QFOpenStreetMap ID
way 217515755OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolWikidata ID
Q8048555
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Swedish—“Yengchenphug Higher Secondary School” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Yangçenphuq Ali Orta Məktəbi”
- Chinese: “楊臣輔格高級中學”
- Danish: “Yangchenphug High School”
- Galician: “Instituto de Yangchenphug”
- German: “dbyangs can phug ‘bring rim slob grwa gong ma”
- German: “Höhere Sekundarschule Yangchenphug”
- German: “Thimphu Public School”
- German: “Yangchenphug Central School”
- German: “Yangchenphug High School”
- German: “Yangchenphug Higher Secondary School”
- Swedish: “Yangchenphug High School”
- “dbyangs can phug ‘bring rim slob grwa gong ma”
- “Thimphu Public School”
- “Yangchenphug Central School”
- “Yangchenphug High School”
- “དབྱངས་ཅན་ཕུག་འབྲིང་རིམ་སློབ་གྲྭ་གོང་མ”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Football/Assembly ground and YHSS Basketball Court.
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