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Wangdue Phodrang District, Bhutani
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Wangdue Phodrang DistrictDistrict
BhutanCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Bumthang District, Bhutan
Punakha District, Bhutan
Sarpang District, Bhutan
Thimphu District, Bhutan
Trongsa District, Bhutan
Tsirang District, Bhutan
Dagana District, Bhutan
Gasa District, Bhutan
Tibet, China
Locality type:
District
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Wangdue Phodrang7,507 (2013)
Other Languages:
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French:
Wangdue Phodrang, Bhoutan
German:
Wangdue Phodrang, Bhutan
Italian:
distretto di Wangdue Phodrang, Bhutan
Russian:
Вангди-Пходранг, Бутан
Simplified Chinese:
旺杜波德朗宗, 不丹
Spanish:
Distrito de Wangdue Phodrang, Bután
Arabic:
مقاطعة وانغدو فودرانغ, بوتان
Asturian:
distritu de Wangdue Phodrang
Bengali:
ওয়াংদুয়ে ফোদ্রাং জেলা
Bulgarian:
Вангдуе Пходранг, Бутан
Catalan:
Districte de Wangdue Phodrang, Bhutan
Cebuano:
Wangdue Phodrang Dzongkhag
Czech:
okres Wangdü Phodrang, Bhútán
Danish:
Wangdue Phodrang District, Bhutan
Dutch:
Wangdue Phodrang, Bhutan
Dzongkha:
དབང་འདུས་ཕོ་བྲང་རྫོང་ཁག
Esperanto:
Distrikto Ŭangdue Podrang
Estonian:
Wangdue Phodrangi ringkond, Bhutan
Farsi/Persian:
ناحیه وانگدودودرنگ, پادشاهی بوتان
Finnish:
Wangdue Phodrang, Bhutan
Greek:
Γουάνγκντουε Φόντρανγκ, Μπουτάν
Gujarati:
વાંગડુ ફોડ્રાંગ જિલ્લો
Hindi:
वांगद्यू फोद्रांग जिला, भूटान
Hungarian:
Wangdue Phodrang körzet, Bhután
Indonesian:
Distrik Wangdue Phodrang, Bhutan
Japanese:
ワンデ・ポドラン, ブータン
Kannada:
ವಾಂಗ್ಡು ಫೊಡ್ರಾಂಗ್ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ
Korean:
왕두에포드랑현, 부탄
Latvian:
Vangdi-Podrangas distrikts, Butāna
Lithuanian:
Vangde Podrango apskritis, Butanas
Luxembourgish:
Wangdue Phodrang
Malay:
Wangdue Phodrang District
Marathi:
वांगदु फोडरंग जिल्हा
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Wangdue Phodrang Koān
Northern Frisian:
Wangdue Phodrang
Norwegian:
Wangdue Phodrang, Bhutan
Pashto:
وانگدو پھودرانگ ولسوالۍ
Polish:
Wangdü Pʽodrang , Bhutan
Portuguese:
Wangdue Phodrang, Butão
Romanian:
Wangdue Phodrang, Bhutan
Serbian:
Вангдуе Пходранг, Бутан
Sinhalese:
වන්ග්ඩු පොඩ්රාන්ග් දිස්ත්‍රික්කය
Slovenian:
Okraj Vangdi Fodrang, Butan
Swedish:
Wangdue Phodrang, Bhutan
Tamil:
வாங்கித்தேயு போட்ரங் மாவட்டம்
Telugu:
వాంగ్డ్యూ ఫోడ్రాంగ్ జిల్లా
Thai:
เขตวังดีโพดรัง, ภูฏาน
Tibetan (Standard):
དབང་འདུས་ཕོ་བྲང་གི་ས་ཁོངས།
Traditional Chinese:
旺杜波德朗宗
Turkish:
Wangdue Phodrang, Bhutan
Ukrainian:
Вангді-Пходранг, Бутан
Urdu:
وانگدو پھودرانگ ضلع
Vietnamese:
Quận Wangdue Phodrang, Bhutan
Waray:
Wangdue Phodrang
Western Punjabi:
ضلع وانگڈو فوڈرانگ


Wangdue Phodrang District (Dzongkha: དབང་འདུས་ཕོ་བྲང་རྫོང་ཁག་; Wylie: Dbang-'dus Pho-brang rdzong-khag; previously spelled "Wangdi Phodrang") is a dzongkhag (district) of central Bhutan.

This is also the name of the dzong (built in 1638) which dominates the district, and the name of the small market town outside the gates of the dzong — it is the capital (dzongkhag thromde) of Wangdue Phodrang District).

The name is said to have been given by the Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, who was searching for the best location for a dzong to prevent incursions from the south.

The word "wangdue" means "unification of Country", and "Phodrang" means "Palace" in Dzongkha.

Wangdue Phodrang is the second largest dzongkhag in Bhutan and is bordered by Dagana and Tsirang dzongkhags to the south, Tongsa dzongkhag to the east, Thimphu and Punakha dzongkhag to the west, and Gasa dzongkhag and a small section of border with Tibet to the north.

It is listed as a tentative site in Bhutan's Tentative List for UNESCO inclusion.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Reference: Maciąg, Ł., Cedro, B., Cedro, A. (2019): Pegmatitic granite from Manikyangsa, Wangdue Phodrang, central Bhutan. Mineralogia - Special Papers: 49: 60
ⓘ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Reference: Neil Fraser, Anima Bhattacharya, Bimalendu Bhattachary (2001) Geography of a Himalayan kingdom: Bhutan
ⓘ 'Clays'
Reference: Maciąg, Ł., Cedro, B., Cedro, A. (2019): Pegmatitic granite from Manikyangsa, Wangdue Phodrang, central Bhutan. Mineralogia - Special Papers: 49: 60
ⓘ Dravite
Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Reference: Maciąg, Ł., Cedro, B., Cedro, A. (2019): Pegmatitic granite from Manikyangsa, Wangdue Phodrang, central Bhutan. Mineralogia - Special Papers: 49: 60
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Reference: Maciąg, Ł., Cedro, B., Cedro, A. (2019): Pegmatitic granite from Manikyangsa, Wangdue Phodrang, central Bhutan. Mineralogia - Special Papers: 49: 60
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Reference: Maciąg, Ł., Cedro, B., Cedro, A. (2019): Pegmatitic granite from Manikyangsa, Wangdue Phodrang, central Bhutan. Mineralogia - Special Papers: 49: 60
ⓘ Petalite
Formula: LiAl(Si4O10)
Reference: Maciąg, Ł., Cedro, B., Cedro, A. (2019): Pegmatitic granite from Manikyangsa, Wangdue Phodrang, central Bhutan. Mineralogia - Special Papers: 49: 60
ⓘ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Reference: Maciąg, Ł., Cedro, B., Cedro, A. (2019): Pegmatitic granite from Manikyangsa, Wangdue Phodrang, central Bhutan. Mineralogia - Special Papers: 49: 60
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Maciąg, Ł., Cedro, B., Cedro, A. (2019): Pegmatitic granite from Manikyangsa, Wangdue Phodrang, central Bhutan. Mineralogia - Special Papers: 49: 60
ⓘ Schorl ?
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Reference: Maciąg, Ł., Cedro, B., Cedro, A. (2019): Pegmatitic granite from Manikyangsa, Wangdue Phodrang, central Bhutan. Mineralogia - Special Papers: 49: 60

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘBeryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘDravite9.CK.05NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘPetalite9.EF.05LiAl(Si4O10)
ⓘPhlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘSchorl ?9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
ⓘ'Clays'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
LiLithium
Liⓘ PetaliteLiAl(Si4O10)
BeBeryllium
Beⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
Bⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Bⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oⓘ PetaliteLiAl(Si4O10)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Naⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Alⓘ PetaliteLiAl(Si4O10)
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siⓘ PetaliteLiAl(Si4O10)
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)

Fossils

There are 1 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

BETA TEST - These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences4
Youngest Fossil Listed485 Ma (Early/Lower Ordovician)
Oldest Fossil Listed497 Ma (Cambrian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Pele La - Quartzite4497 - 485.4 Ma (Cambrian)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Kaolishania
genus		Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Kaolishaniidae : Kaolishania497 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Billingsella tonkiniana
species		Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Billingsellida : Billingsellidae : Billingsella : Billingsella tonkiniana497 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
Taipaikia glabra
species		Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Tsinaniidae : Taipaikia : Taipaikia glabra497 - 485.4 Ma
Cambrian
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wangdue_Phodrang_District
Wikidata ID:Q728933
GeoNames ID:1337295

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