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View of Tashichho Dzong in Thimphu, the largest dzongkhag in Bhutan by population. The Kingdom of Bhutan is divided into 20 districts (Dzongkha: dzongkhags). Bhutan is located between the Tibet Autonomous Region of China and India on the eastern slopes of the Himalayas in South Asia. [1] Dzongkhags are the primary subdivisions of Bhutan.
The Royal Government of Bhutan listed the country's population as ... (Data refer to projected figures based on the Population and Housing Census 2005 (district ...
This is a list of districts (dzongkhag) of Bhutan by Human Development Index as of 2022. [1] Districts of Bhutan by Human Development Index. Dark green-very high ...
Gasa District (Dzongkha: དགའ་ས་རྫོང་ཁག; Wylie: dgav-sa rdzong-khag, also མགར་ས་རྫོང་ཁག) is one of the 20 dzongkhags (districts) comprising Bhutan. The capital of Gasa District is Gasa Dzong near Gasa. It is located in the far north of the county and spans the Middle and High regions of the ...
With a population of over 727,145 [15] and a territory of 38,394 square kilometres (14,824 sq mi), Bhutan ranks 133rd in land area and 160th in population. Bhutan is a democratic constitutional monarchy with a King as the head of state and a prime minister as the head of government .
Paro District (Dzongkha: སྤ་རོ་རྫོང་ཁག་; Wylie: Spa-ro rdzong-khag) is a district , valley, river and town (population 20,000) in Bhutan. It is one of the most historic valleys in Bhutan.
Dokhachu Goenpa, also known as Ekajati Lhakhang, is a Buddhist temple located in Chapcha, Bhutan. It was founded in 1650 by Choeje Thinley Jamtsho. It was founded in 1650 by Choeje Thinley Jamtsho. The Monastery houses a revered statue of the wish-granting goddess Ekajati, or Aum Kangchim, believed to fulfill devotees' wishes.
Villages in Bhutan are governed directly by Gewog (village block) governments, which in turn are subordinate to Dzongkhag (district) or Dungkhag (sub-district) governments. Villages in Bhutan may be distinguished from Thromdes (municipalities), which are larger settlements not part of any Chiwog, and which may be self-governing under the Local ...