Lunana

For the 2019 film, see Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom.

Lunana
ལུང་ནག་ན
Lunana is located in Bhutan
Lunana
Lunana
Location in Bhutan
Coordinates: 28°3′N 90°10′E / 28.050°N 90.167°E / 28.050; 90.167
Country Bhutan
DistrictGasa District
GewogLunana Gewog
Time zoneUTC+6 (BTT)

Lunana (Dzongkha: ལུང་ནག་ན) is a remote village in Gasa District in northwestern Bhutan. It is the capital of Lunana Gewog,[1] which had a 2014 population of 810.[2]

It is the setting for the film Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom.[3]

Local people sell cattle and caterpillar fungus, and grow small amounts of wheat, buckwheat, potatoes, radishes, and turnips. Some spend winters in valleys at lower altitudes. Lunana gets two meters (80 inches) of precipitation per year.[2] The people maintain a traditional culture.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "NGA GeoName Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 8 June 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2008.
  2. ^ a b "Lunana". www.gasa.gov.bt. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  3. ^ Rosati, Adriana (6 October 2019). "Film Review: Lunana: a Yak in The Classroom (2019) by Pawo Choyning Dorji". Asian Movie Pulse. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  4. ^ "All About Ancient Lunana Village in Bhutan". Tour My India. Retrieved 20 March 2022.


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