Samtse (District)
Samtse District | |
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Basic data | |
Country | Bhutan |
Capital | Velvet |
surface | 1309 km² |
Residents | 67,525 (2012) |
density | 52 inhabitants per km² |
ISO 3166-2 | BT-14 |
Coordinates: 27 ° 0 ' N , 89 ° 6' E
Samtse ( བསམ་ རྩེ་ རྫོང་ ཁག་ ; formerly: Samchi) is one of the 20 districts ( dzongkhag ) of Bhutan . About 67,525 people live in this district (2012). The Samtse area covers 1309 km².
The capital of the district is the eponymous Samtse .
The district of Samtse is in turn divided into 15 Gewogs :
- Bara Weighed
- Biru Weighed
- Chargaharey Weighed
- Chengmari Weighed
- Denchukha Weighed
- Dorokha Weighed
- Dungtoe Weighed
- Ghumauney Weighed
- Lahereni Weighed
- Pagli Weighed
- Velvet Weigh
- Sipsu Weighed
- Tading Weighed
- Tendu Weighed
- Ugyentse Weighed
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