Paro District (Dzongkha: སྤ་རོ་རྫོང་ཁག་; Wylie: Spa-ro rdzong-khag) is a district (dzongkhag), valley, river and town (population 20,000) in Bhutan. It is one of the most historic valleys in Bhutan. Both trade goods and invading Tibetans came over the pass at the head of the valley, giving Paro the closest cultural connection with Tibet of any Bhutanese district. The dominant language in Paro is Dzongkha, the national language.
Taktshang, or Tiger's Nest, the most famous monastery and ancient highlights for the people of Bhutan. It was founded as a meditating cave by the famous saint Guru Padmasambhava in the early 8th century upon subjugating a demon and forcing him to take an oath to be the local protector of the region towards the very end.
Kyichu Lhakhang, which along with Jambay Lhakhang in central Bhutan is the oldest temple in Bhutan, dating to the 7th century.
Drukgyel Dzong, at the upper end of the valley, built to protect against invading Tibetans, but in ruins since a fire in the 1950s.
Paro Town, the single market town in the dzonghag which is booming (by Bhutanese standards) due to an influx of tourist dollars.
Rinpung Dzong, also known as Paro Dzong, the massive fortress/monastery which is also the administrative center of the dzonkhag. Scenes from the movie Little Buddha were filmed in and around this dzong.
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paro, district, paro, district, ཁགdistrictmap, bhutancountrybhutanheadquarterstshongduearea, total1, population, 2017, total46, density36, time, zoneutc, 2019, high, 2ndwebsitewww, paro, dzongkha, ཁག, wylie, rdzong, khag, district, dzongkhag, valley, river, to. 27 30 N 89 20 E 27 500 N 89 333 E 27 500 89 333 Paro district ས ར ར ང ཁགDistrictMap of Paro District in BhutanCountryBhutanHeadquartersTshongdueArea Total1 293 km2 499 sq mi Population 2017 Total46 316 Density36 km2 93 sq mi Time zoneUTC 6 BTT HDI 2019 0 722 1 high 2ndWebsitewww wbr paro wbr gov wbr btParo District Dzongkha ས ར ར ང ཁག Wylie Spa ro rdzong khag is a district dzongkhag valley river and town population 20 000 in Bhutan It is one of the most historic valleys in Bhutan Both trade goods and invading Tibetans came over the pass at the head of the valley giving Paro the closest cultural connection with Tibet of any Bhutanese district The dominant language in Paro is Dzongkha the national language Paro contains the only international airport in Bhutan Paro Airport Contents 1 Geography 2 Administrative divisions 3 Environment 4 Cultural sites 5 Economy 6 Paro Indian Military Base 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksGeography edit nbsp Town of Paro and Paro Dzong September 2006 nbsp Paro Airport nbsp Dance of the Black HatsParo District is bordered by Haa district to the west Tibet to the north Thimphu district to the east and Chukha district to the south Administrative divisions editParo Districts comprises ten village blocks or gewogs 2 Doga Gewog Dopshari Gewog Doteng Gewog Hungrel Gewog Lamgong Gewog Lungnyi Gewog Naja Gewog Shapa Gewog Tsento Gewog Wangchang GewogEnvironment editNorthern Paro District the gewogs of Doteng and Tsento contains part of Jigme Dorji National Park and the biological corridor connecting it to Torsa Strict Nature Reserve in neighboring Haa District 3 Cultural sites editImportant cultural sites of Paro include Taktshang or Tiger s Nest the most famous monastery and ancient highlights for the people of Bhutan It was founded as a meditating cave by the famous saint Guru Padmasambhava in the early 8th century upon subjugating a demon and forcing him to take an oath to be the local protector of the region towards the very end Kyichu Lhakhang which along with Jambay Lhakhang in central Bhutan is the oldest temple in Bhutan dating to the 7th century Drukgyel Dzong at the upper end of the valley built to protect against invading Tibetans but in ruins since a fire in the 1950s Paro Town the single market town in the dzonghag which is booming by Bhutanese standards due to an influx of tourist dollars Rinpung Dzong also known as Paro Dzong the massive fortress monastery which is also the administrative center of the dzonkhag Scenes from the movie Little Buddha were filmed in and around this dzong The National Museum of Bhutan where visitors can learn about the culture of Bhutan Economy editDruk Air the national airline of Bhutan has its headquarters in Paro 4 Paro Indian Military Base editParo is the Indian Army s second military base outside its territory the first one being Farkhor Air Base in Tajikistan where India also renovated but did not occupy the Ayni Air Base 5 See also editDamthang Districts of Bhutan Paro ProvinceReferences edit Sub national HDI Area Database Global Data Lab hdi globaldatalab org Retrieved 2018 09 13 Chiwogs in Paro PDF Election Commission Government of Bhutan 2011 Archived from the original PDF on 2 October 2011 Retrieved 28 July 2011 Parks of Bhutan Bhutan Trust Fund for Environmental Conservation online Bhutan Trust Fund Archived from the original on 2 July 2011 Retrieved 26 March 2011 Contact Us Druk Air Retrieved on 8 October 2009 Archived September 1 2009 at the Wayback Machine What the US stance on F 16s means for Pakistan The Express Tribune tribune com pk 4 May 2016 Retrieved 11 April 2018 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Paro District Paro dzongkhag administration official Web site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paro District amp oldid 1187877657, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
