Sarpang District
26°50′N 90°15′E / 26.833°N 90.250°E
Sarpang District
གསར་སྤང་རྫོང་ཁག | |
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District | |
 Map of Sarpang District in Bhutan | |
| Country | Bhutan |
| Headquarters | Sarpang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,946 km2 (751 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 46,004 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (61/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BTT) |
| HDI (2019) | 0.684[1] medium · 4th |
| Website | www |
Sarpang District (Dzongkha: གསར་སྤང་རྫོང་ཁག་; Wylie: Gsar-spang rdzong-khag; also known as "Geylegphug") is one of the 20 dzongkhags (districts) comprising Bhutan. Sarpang covers a total area of 1,946 km2 (751 sq mi)[2] and stretches from Lhamoizhingkha in West Bhutan to Manas National Park in the east.[2] Sarpang Dzongkhag is divided into one dungkhag, Gelephu, and 12 gewogs.
Languages
[edit]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
[edit]Sarpang District is currently divided into twelve village blocks (or gewogs):[3]
Environment
[edit]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 connecting all three environmentally protected areas.[3][4]
History
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Chiwogs in Sarpang" (PDF). Election Commission, 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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