Samdrup Jongkhar
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Samdrup Jongkhar District (Dzongkha: བསམ་གྲུབ་ལྗོངས་མཁར་རྫོང་ཁག་; Wylie
: Bsam-grub Ljongs-mkhar rdzong-khag) is one of the 20 dzongkhag
s (districts) comprising Bhutan
. The dominant languages of the district are Tshangla (Sharchopkha) in the north and west, and Nepali
in the east.
s:
, Pemathang
, Samrang, Serthi Gewog
s) contains Khaling Wildlife Sanctuary
, which is connected via biological corridors to Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary
to the north (Trashigang District) and Royal Manas National Park
to the west (several districts). A small portion of northern Lauri Gewog
is part of the Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary
.
Wylie transliteration
The Wylie transliteration scheme is a method for transliterating Tibetan script using only the letters available on a typical English language typewriter. It bears the name of Turrell V. Wylie, who described the scheme in an article, A Standard System of Tibetan Transcription, published in 1959...
: Bsam-grub Ljongs-mkhar rdzong-khag) is one of the 20 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...
s (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...
. The dominant languages of the district are Tshangla (Sharchopkha) in the north and west, and 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...
in the east.
Geography
Samdrup Jongkhar is divided into eleven 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:
- Dewathang GewogDewathang GewogDewathang Gewog is a gewog of Samdrup Jongkhar District, Bhutan....
- Gomdar GewogGomdar GewogGomdar Gewog is a gewog of Samdrup Jongkhar District, Bhutan....
- Langchenphu GewogLangchenphu GewogLangchenphu Gewog is a gewog of Samdrup Jongkhar District, Bhutan....
- Lauri GewogLauri GewogLauri Gewog is a gewog of Samdrup Jongkhar District, Bhutan. It was also part of Jomotsangkha Dungkhag, together with Serthi Gewog....
- Martshala GewogMartshala GewogMartshala Gewog is a gewog of Samdrup Jongkhar District, Bhutan. It also comprised part of Bhangtar Dungkhag, along with Dalim and Samrang Gewogs...
- Orong GewogOrong GewogOrong Gewog is a gewog of Samdrup Jongkhar District, Bhutan....
- Pemathang GewogPemathang GewogPemathang Gewog is a gewog of Samdrup Jongkhar District, Bhutan. Pemathang and Phuntshothang Gewogs comprise Samdrup Choling Dungkhag ....
- Phuntshothang GewogPhuntshothang GewogPhuntshothang Gewog is a gewog of Samdrup Jongkhar District, Bhutan. Phuntshothang and Pemathang Gewogs comprise Samdrup Choling Dungkhag ....
- Samrang GewogDalim and Samrang GewogSamrang Gewog is a gewog of Samdrup Jongkhar District, Bhutan. They also comprise part of Bhangtar Dungkhag, along with Martshala Gewog....
- Serthi GewogSerthi GewogSerthi Gewog is a gewog of Samdrup Jongkhar District, Bhutan....
- Wangphu GewogWangphu GewogWangphu Gewog is a gewog of Samdrup Jongkhar District, Bhutan....
Protected areas
Samdrup Jongkhar contains protected areas. Southeastern Samdrup Jongkhar (LangchenphuLangchenphu Gewog
Langchenphu Gewog is a gewog of Samdrup Jongkhar District, Bhutan....
, Pemathang
Pemathang Gewog
Pemathang Gewog is a gewog of Samdrup Jongkhar District, Bhutan. Pemathang and Phuntshothang Gewogs comprise Samdrup Choling Dungkhag ....
, Samrang, Serthi Gewog
Serthi Gewog
Serthi Gewog is a gewog of Samdrup Jongkhar District, Bhutan....
s) contains Khaling Wildlife Sanctuary
Khaling Wildlife Sanctuary
Khaling Wildlife Sanctuary is the smallest protected area of Bhutan covering in Samdrup Jongkhar District along the southern border with Assam. Its elevations range between and . Khaling Wildlife Sanctuary is, despite its small acreage, an important habitat for elephants, gaur , and other...
, which is connected via biological corridors to Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary
Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary
Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary located mostly in Trashigang District and just crossing the border into Samdrup Jongkhar District, Bhutan. It is one of the country's protected areas.-Flora and fauna:...
to the north (Trashigang District) and Royal Manas National Park
Royal Manas National Park
Royal Manas National Park is Bhutan's oldest national park, and the Royal government considers it the "conservation showpiece of the Kingdom" and a "genetic depository" for valuable plants. It has an area of and covers eastern Sarpang District, the western half of Zhemgang District, and western...
to the west (several districts). A small portion of northern Lauri Gewog
Lauri Gewog
Lauri Gewog is a gewog of Samdrup Jongkhar District, Bhutan. It was also part of Jomotsangkha Dungkhag, together with Serthi Gewog....
is part of the Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary
Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary
Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary located mostly in Trashigang District and just crossing the border into Samdrup Jongkhar District, Bhutan. It is one of the country's protected areas.-Flora and fauna:...
.