Korphu Gewog
Gewog in Trongsa District, Bhutan
Korphu Gewog སྐོར་ཕུག་ | |
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Gewog | |
Country | Bhutan |
District | Trongsa District |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BTT) |
Korphoog Gewog (Dzongkha: སྐོར་ཕུག་), also spelled Korphu is a gewog (village block) of Trongsa District, Bhutan. The name was derived from gour pho which literally translate to stone cave. Gour meaning stone and pho meaning cave. The stone cave from where the name was derived can still be seen below the village, just above the school. The village is founded by Guru Rinpoche's great treasure discover Terton Pema Lingpa in late 15th century[1][2]
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Village groups (gewogs) of Bhutan
Bhutan Zone
Dagana District |
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Gasa District | |
Punakha District | |
Tsirang District | |
Wangdue Phodrang District |
Bhutan Zone
Bumthang District | |
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Sarpang District | |
Trongsa District | |
Zhemgang District |
Bhutan Zone
Chukha District | |
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Haa District | |
Paro District | |
Samtse District | |
Thimphu District |
Bhutan Zone
Dagana District | |
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Chukha District | |
Pemagatshel District | |
Samtse District | |
Sarpang District | |
Thimphu District | |
Tsirang District | |
Samdrup Jongkhar District |
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