Wangdue Phodrang (District)

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Wangdue Phodrang District
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Basic data
Country Bhutan
Capital Wangdue Phodrang
surface 4308 km²
Residents 34,974 (2011)
density 8.1 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 BT-24
Phobjika Valley
Phobjika Valley

Coordinates: 27 ° 30 '  N , 90 ° 6'  E

Wangdue Phodrang ( དབང་ འདུས་ ཕོ་བྲང་ རྫོང་ ཁག་ ; in dzong skad: dbang dus pho brang ; formerly: Wangdi Phodrang) is one of the 20 districts ( dzongkhag ) of Bhutan . About 34,974 people (2011) live in this district on an area of ​​4308 km².

The capital of the district is the eponymous Wangdue Phodrang .

The Wangdue Phodrang district is in turn divided into 15 Gewogs :

Web links

Commons : Wangdue Phodrang District  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
  • District website. Dzongkhag Administration Wangdue Phodrang, accessed February 24, 2017 .