Tsirang District

Coordinates: 26°55′N 90°5′E / 26.917°N 90.083°E

Location of Tsirang dzongkhag within Bhutan

Tsirang District (Dzongkha: རྩི་རང་རྫོང་ཁག་; Wylie: Rtsi-rang rdzong-khag; previously "Chirang"), is one of the 20 dzongkhags (districts) of Bhutan. The administrative center of the district is Damphu

Tsirang Dzong at Damphu, Bhutan.

Tsirang is noted for its gentle slopes and mild climates. The dzongkhag is also noted for its rich biodiversity; however, it is one of the few dzongkhags without a protected area. One of Bhutan's longest rivers, the Punatsang Chhu or Sankosh river flows through the district. It is the main districts where the Lhotshampa reside.

Languages

The dominant language in Tsirang is Nepali, spoken by the heterogeneous Lhotshampa. In the north, Dzongkha, the national language, is also spoken.

Administrative divisions

Tsirang District is divided into twelve village blocks (or gewogs):^[1]

• Barshong Gewog
• Dunglagang Gewog
• Goserling Gewog
• Kikhorthang Gewog
• Mendrelgang Gewog
• Patshaling Gewog
• Phutenchhu Gewog
• Rangthangling Gewog
• Semjong Gewog
• Sergithang Gewog
• Tsholingkhar Gewog
• Tsirangtoe Gewog

Geography

The northernmost reaches of Tsirang District (the gewogs of Phutenchhu and Sergithang) lie within Jigme Singye Wangchuck National Park, one of the protected areas of Bhutan.^[2][3]

See also

• Districts of Bhutan

References

1. "Chiwogs in Tsirang" (PDF). Election Commission, Government of Bhutan. 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
2. "Parks of Bhutan". Bhutan Trust Fund for Environmental Conservation online. Bhutan Trust Fund. Retrieved 2011-03-26.
3. "Chiwogs in Tsirang" (PDF). Election Commission, Government of Bhutan. 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-28.