Sakteng
Sakteng | |
|---|---|
  Sakteng Location in Bhutan | |
| Coordinates: 27°23′N 91°52′E / 27.383°N 91.867°E / 27.383; 91.867 | |
| Country |  Bhutan |
| District | Trashigang District |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BTT) |
Sakteng (Dzongkha: སག་སྟེང་, romanized: sag steng) is a town and the headquarters of an eponymous gewog in Trashigang District in far eastern Bhutan.[1] The nearby Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary is named after it.
In popular culture
Sakteng was featured in an Imogen Heap song and video Climb to Sakteng officially published in 2014 as part of the album Sparks. It documents the families of the village carrying power poles up the mountain as part of the successful 2012 effort to electrify their village.
References
- ^ "NGA GeoName Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 2008-06-08. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
- Armington, S. (2002) Bhutan. (2nd ed.) Melbourne: Lonely Planet.
External links
- Satellite map at Maplandia.com
- Music video of Climb to Sakteng
27°23′N 91°52′E / 27.383°N 91.867°E / 27.383; 91.867
