Dagana District
Encyclopedia
Dagana District is one of the 20 dzongkhag
(districts) comprising Bhutan
. Its administrative capital (dzongkhag
thromde
) is Daga
.
Legend has it that the people of Dagana were a lawless bunch in the 17th century, and that the Shabdrung
had to send in soldiers to gain control over them.
, Nepali
is also spoken as a native language.
s:
, Dagana contains environmentally protected areas. In southeastern Dagana along the border with India lies the western half of Phibsoo Wildlife Sanctuary
, covering parts of Karmaling, Lhamoy Zingkha
and Nichula Gewog
s. Phibsoo has no human inhabitants.
(sub-district) was formally handed over from Sarpang Dzongkhag
to Dagana Dzongkhag., affecting three gewogs (Lhamoy Zingkha, Deorali and Nichula (Zinchula) and the town of Lhamoy Zingkha, which formed the westernmost part of Sarpang Dzongkhag and now form the southermost part of Dagana Dzongkhag.
Dzongkhag
A dzongkhag is an administrative and judicial district of Bhutan. The twenty dzongkhags of Bhutan are further divided into 205 gewogs. Some larger dzongkhags have one or more of an intermediate judicial division, known as dungkhags , which themselves comprise two or more gewogs...
(districts) comprising Bhutan
Bhutan
Bhutan , officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked state in South Asia, located at the eastern end of the Himalayas and bordered to the south, east and west by the Republic of India and to the north by the People's Republic of China...
. Its administrative capital (dzongkhag
Dzongkhag
A dzongkhag is an administrative and judicial district of Bhutan. The twenty dzongkhags of Bhutan are further divided into 205 gewogs. Some larger dzongkhags have one or more of an intermediate judicial division, known as dungkhags , which themselves comprise two or more gewogs...
thromde
Thromde
A thromde is a third-level administrative division in Bhutan. The legal administrative status of thromdes was most recently codified under the Local Government Act of 2009, and the role of thromdes in elections in Bhutan was defined in the Election Act of 2008.-Thromde administration:Thromde...
) is Daga
Daga, Bhutan
Daga is a town in Goshi Gewog, Dagana District in southwestern Bhutan. It is the administrative capital of the district.In 2005, Daga had a population of 1,146....
.
Legend has it that the people of Dagana were a lawless bunch in the 17th century, and that the Shabdrung
Shabdrung
Shabdrung , was a title used when referring to or addressing great lamas in Tibet, particularly those who held a hereditary lineage...
had to send in soldiers to gain control over them.
Languages
Dagana is populated mostly by Dzongkha speakers, however in the southwest near Sarpang DistrictSarpang District
Sarpang District is one of the 20 dzongkhags comprising Bhutan.-Languages:...
, Nepali
Nepali language
Nepali or Nepalese is a language in the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family.It is the official language and de facto lingua franca of Nepal and is also spoken in Bhutan, parts of India and parts of Myanmar...
is also spoken as a native language.
Geography
Dagana itself is divided into fourteen gewogGewog
A gewog, or geog refers to a group of villages in Bhutan. Gewogs form a geographic administrative unit below dzongkhag districts , and above thromde municipalities. Bhutan comprises 205 gewogs, which average 230 km² in area...
s:
- Dorona GewogDorona GewogDorona Gewog is a gewog of Dagana District, Bhutan. It also comprises part of Dagapela Dungkhag, along with Goshi and Tashiding Gewogs....
- Drujegang Gewog
- Gesarling Gewog
- Goshi GewogGoshi GewogGoshi Gewog is a gewog of Dagana District, Bhutan. It also comprises part of Dagapela Dungkhag , along with Dorona and Tashiding Gewogs....
- Karmaling Gewog
- Kana Gewog
- Khebisa Gewog
- Lajab Gewog
- Lhamoy Zingkha GewogLhamoy Zingkha GewogLhamoy Zingkha Gewog is a gewog of Dagana District, Bhutan. It also comprises part of Lhamoy Zingkha Dungkhag , along with Deorali and Nichula Gewogs....
- Nichula GewogNichula GewogNichula Gewog is a gewog of Dagana District, Bhutan. It also comprises part of Lhamoy Zingkha Dungkhag , along with Lhamoy Zingkha and Deorali Gewogs....
- Tashiding GewogTashiding GewogTashiding Gewog is a gewog of Dagana District, Bhutan. It also comprises part of Dagapela Dungkhag , along with Dorona and Goshi Gewogs....
- Tsangkha Gewog
- Tsendagana Gewog
- Tseza Gewog
Environment
Like most districts of BhutanDistricts of Bhutan
Bhutan comprises twenty districts .-Districts:-District Statistics:The results of the 2005 census appear below:...
, Dagana contains environmentally protected areas. In southeastern Dagana along the border with India lies the western half of Phibsoo Wildlife Sanctuary
Phibsoo Wildlife Sanctuary
The Phibsoo Wildlife Sanctuary is the second-smallest national park in Bhutan, covering in western Sarpang District and southeastern Dagana District along the border with West Bengal. It is connected to Jigme Singye Wangchuck National Park and Royal Manas National Park via a "biological corridor"...
, covering parts of Karmaling, Lhamoy Zingkha
Lhamoy Zingkha Gewog
Lhamoy Zingkha Gewog is a gewog of Dagana District, Bhutan. It also comprises part of Lhamoy Zingkha Dungkhag , along with Deorali and Nichula Gewogs....
and Nichula Gewog
Nichula Gewog
Nichula Gewog is a gewog of Dagana District, Bhutan. It also comprises part of Lhamoy Zingkha Dungkhag , along with Lhamoy Zingkha and Deorali Gewogs....
s. Phibsoo has no human inhabitants.
History
On April 26, 2007 Lhamoy Zingkha DungkhagDungkhag
A dungkhag is a sub-district of a dzongkhag of Bhutan. The head of a dungkhag is a Dungpa...
(sub-district) was formally handed over from Sarpang Dzongkhag
Sarpang District
Sarpang District is one of the 20 dzongkhags comprising Bhutan.-Languages:...
to Dagana Dzongkhag., affecting three gewogs (Lhamoy Zingkha, Deorali and Nichula (Zinchula) and the town of Lhamoy Zingkha, which formed the westernmost part of Sarpang Dzongkhag and now form the southermost part of Dagana Dzongkhag.
External links
- Official dzongkha profile with map of gewogs