Mongar
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Mongar | |
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Coordinates: 27°16′30″N 91°14′24″E / 27.27500°N 91.24000°E | |
Country | ![]() |
District | Mongar District |
Elevation | 5,200 ft (1,600 m) |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 3,502 |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BTT) |
Area code | 05 |
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Mongar (Dzongkha: མོང་སྒར) is a town and the seat of Mongar District in eastern Bhutan.[1] As of 2005[update] it had a population of 3502. Mongar is on the road from Thimphu to Trashigang. It is one of the oldest educational hubs of the country. It has a regional hospital and a good standard hotel, among other facilities. The important Yagang Lhakhang monastery is on the outskirts of the town. The post code for Mongar post office is 43001[2].
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- ^ National Geospatial Intelligence Agency
- ^ Bhutan Post post codes list http://www.bhutanpost.bt/documents/postcodes.pdf Archived 2017-12-26 at the Wayback Machine
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