Sarpang District
26°50′N 90°15′E / 26.833°N 90.250°E
Sarpang district
གསར་སྤང་རྫོང་ཁག | |
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| HDI (2019) | 0.684[1] medium · 4th |
| Website | www |
Sarpang District (
Languages
The dominant language in Sarpang is Nepali, an Indo-European language spoken by the heterogeneous Lhotshampa community. The East Bodish Kheng language is also spoken in the northeastern reaches of the district.
Administrative divisions
Sarpang District is currently divided into twelve village blocks (or gewogs):[3]
Environment
Much of Sarpang District consists of
History
On April 26, 2007, Lhamoy Zingkha Dungkhag (sub-district) was formally transferred from Sarpang Dzongkhag to Dagana Dzongkhag,[5] affecting the town of Lhamozingkha and three gewogs – Lhamoizingkha, Deorali and Nichula Gewogs (Zinchula) – that formed the westernmost part of Sarpang and became the southernmost part of Dagana.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ^ a b Facts about Bhutan The Land of the Thunder Dragon.
- ^ Government of Bhutan. 2011. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Sarpang Dzongkhag Administration online – "Handing-Taking"". Wayback Machine Internet Archive. 2008-03-19. Archived from the original on 2008-03-19. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
{{cite web}}: External link in|work= - ^ "Sarpang Dzongkhag Ninth Plan (2002-2000007)" (PDF).[permanent dead link]
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