Sarpang District

Coordinates: 26°50′N 90°15′E / 26.833°N 90.250°E / 26.833; 90.250
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26°50′N 90°15′E / 26.833°N 90.250°E / 26.833; 90.250

Sarpang district
གསར་སྤང་རྫོང་ཁག
District
Map of Sarpang District in Bhutan
Map of Sarpang District in Bhutan
CountryBhutan
HeadquartersSarpang
Area
 • Total1,946 km2 (751 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total46,004
 • Density24/km2 (61/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BTT)
HDI (2019)0.684[1]
medium · 4th
Websitewww.sarpang.gov.bt

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]

  1. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  2. ^ a b Facts about Bhutan The Land of the Thunder Dragon.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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= (help)
  6. ^ "Sarpang Dzongkhag Ninth Plan (2002-2000007)" (PDF).[permanent dead link]