Sarpang District (
Dzongkha
Dzongkha (; ) is a Tibeto-Burman languages, Tibeto-Burman language that is the official and national language of Bhutan. It is written using the Tibetan script.
The word means "the language of the fortress", from ' "fortress" and ' "language ...
: གསར་སྤང་རྫོང་ཁག་;
Wylie: ''Gsar-spang rdzong-khag''; also known as "Geylegphug") is one of the 20
dzongkhags (districts) comprising
Bhutan
Bhutan, officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia, in the Eastern Himalayas between China to the north and northwest and India to the south and southeast. With a population of over 727,145 and a territory of , ...
. Sarpang covers a total area of
and stretches from Lhamoizhingkha in West Bhutan to Manas National Park in the east.
Sarpang Dzongkhag is divided into one
dungkhag, Gelephu, and 12
gewogs.
Languages
The dominant language in Sarpang is
Nepali, an
Indo-European
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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''):
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Chhuzagang Gewog
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Chhudzom Gewog
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Dekiling Gewog
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Gakiling Gewog
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Gelephu Gewog
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Jigmechhoeling Gewog
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Samtenling Gewog
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Senghe Gewog
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Serzhong Gewog
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Shompangkha Gewog
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Tareythang Gewog
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Umling Gewog
Environment
Much of Sarpang District consists of
environmentally protected areas. Far western Sarpang District (the ''gewog'' of
Senghe) contains part of the uninhabited
Phibsoo Wildlife Sanctuary along the India border; northern Sarpang District (the ''gewog'' of
Jigmechhoeling) is part of
Jigme Singye Wangchuck National Park; eastern and southeastern Sarpang District (the ''gewogs'' of
Jigmechhoeling,
Tareythang and
Umling) lie within
Royal Manas National Park. Sarpang is bisected by a wide swath of
biological corridor
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connecting all three environmentally protected areas.
History
On April 26, 2007, Lhamoy Zingkha Dungkhag (sub-district) was formally transferred from Sarpang Dzongkhag to Dagana Dzongkhag,
Climate
See also
*Districts of Bhutan
The Bhutan, Kingdom of Bhutan is divided into 20 districts (Dzongkha: ). Bhutan is located between the Tibet Autonomous Region of China and India on the eastern slopes of the Himalayas in South Asia.
are the primary subdivisions of Bhutan. T ...
* Lhamoyzingkhar
*Trongsa Province
Trongsa Province ( Dzongkha: ཀྲོང་གསར་; Wylie: ''krong-gsar'') was one of the nine historical Provinces of Bhutan.
Trongsa Province occupied lands in central Bhutan corresponding somewhat to modern Trongsa District, although ...
References
Districts of Bhutan
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