Pema Gatshel Dzong

Pema Gatshel Dzong was built in 1981, the Dzong is usual in that it has no central tower, and a single courtyard that is hared equally by the lay administration and the monastic body. The building has three storey – the ground floor for political administration, and the middle floor with a chapel containing images of Shantaraksite, Guru Padmakara and King Trisong detsen, flanked by the eight manifestations of Guru Padmakara, and the Twenty-one aspects of Tara, on the top floor, there is a chapel containing one thousand miniature images of Tara.

16. Pemagatshel

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Pemagatshel is located in the south east of Bhutan with an area of 517.8 sq.km and has a total of 2,547 households. The dzongkhag is characterized by highly dissected mountain ranges, steep slopes and narrow valleys with little flat land. The elevation in the dzongkhag ranges from 1,000 meters to 3,500 meters above the sea level. The dzongkhag experiences an average annual rainfall of 1500 mm to 3000 mm.

The dzongkhag is administratively divided into seven gewogs namely, Chhimung, Chongshing Borang, Dungme, Khar, Shumar, Yurung and Zobel. Rugged terrain and scattered settlements make the delivery of services in the dzongkhag both difficult as well as expensive.