Punakha District

Coordinates: 27°40′N 89°50′E / 27.667°N 89.833°E / 27.667; 89.833
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27°40′N 89°50′E / 27.667°N 89.833°E / 27.667; 89.833

Punakha district
སྤུ་ན་ཁ་རྫོང་ཁག
District
UTC+6 (BTT)
HDI (2017)0.654[1]
medium · 7th
Websitewww.punakha.gov.bt

Punakha District (

dzongkhags (districts) comprising Bhutan. It is bordered by Thimphu, Gasa, and Wangdue Phodrang Districts. The dominant language in the district is Dzongkha
, the national language.

Culture

The Mo Chhu flowing alongside Pungtang Dechen Photrang Dzong at Punakha.

Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal. The Punakha Dzong is one of the most historic dzongs in the whole country. Built by Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal in the 17th century, it is located between the confluence of two rivers: Pho Chhu (male) and Mo Chhu
(female).

Administrative divisions

Punakha District is divided into eleven village blocks (or

gewogs):[2]

Geography

Over half of Punakha District (the gewogs of

biological corridors along the Thimphu District border.[3]

See also

Gallery


  • Punakha District
  • Punakha
    Punakha
  • Dzong
    Dzong
  • Lobesa
    Lobesa
  • Sopsokha
    Sopsokha
  • Yowakha
    Yowakha
  • Chime Lhakhang
    Chime Lhakhang

References

  1. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  2. Government of Bhutan. 2011. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  3. ^ "Parks of Bhutan". Bhutan Trust Fund for Environmental Conservation online. Bhutan Trust Fund. Archived from the original on 2011-07-02. Retrieved 2011-03-26.


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