BHUTAN: provinces population

BHUTAN

DZONGKHAG (district)	capital	surface/sq.km	surface/sq.mi	e1985m	c1980	code	code	code	pos.	particulars	variants of the name
source:		BB	BB	LB	GL	GL	ISO	FIPS

Bumthang	Jakar	2990	1150	23,8		BU	33	BT05
Chirang	Damphu			108,8	104,5	CR	21	BT07			Tsirang
Chukha	Chhuka	800	310	13,4	97,2	CK	12	BT06		founded 1987.08; partly split from Paro, Samchi, Thimphu	Chuka, Chhukha
Dagana	Dagana	1400	540	28,4	27,7	DA	22	BT08			Daga, Tagana
Gasa				16,9						absorbed by Punakha and split again in 1987.08 from Punakha
Gaylegphug	Gaylegphug	2640	1020	111,3	112,8	GE	31	BT09			Geylegphug
Haa	Ha	2140	830	16,7	17,1	HA	13	BT10			Haa
Lhuntshi	Lhuntsi	2910	1120	39,6	36,9	LH	44	BT11			Lhuentse, Lhuntsi
Mongar	Mongar	1830	710	73,2	71,3	MO	42	BT12
Paro	Paro	1500	580	46,6	39,8	PR	11	BT13		split from Chukha	Rinpung
Pema Gatshel	Pema Gatshel	380	150	37,1	35,1	PM	43	BT14			Pema Gatsel, Pemagatsel
Punakha	Punakha	6040	2330	16,7	34,5	PN	23	BT15		a temporarily split from Gasa	Punaka
Samtse	Samtse	2140	830	172,1	138,9	SM	14	BT16		split from Chukha	Samchi
Samdrup Jongkhar	Samdrup Jongkhar	2340	900	73,0	72,2	SJ	45	BT17			Samdrup, Samdrup Jongkha
Tashiyangtsi										founded 1992.07: split from Tashigang
Thimpu	Thimpu	1620	630	58,7	64,6	TM	15	BT20		split from Chukha	Thimbu, Thimphu, Tashi Chho Dzong
Trashigang	Trashigang	4260	1640	177,7	170,0	TA	41	BT19			Tashigang
Trongsa	Tongsa	1470	570	26,0	28,6	TO	32	BT21			Tongsa
Wangdi Phodrang	Wangdi Phodrang	3000	1160	47,2	47,7	WP	24	BT22			Wangdiphodrang, Andguphodang, Wangdue Phodrang, Wangtupotrang, Wangdu-Phodrang
Zhemgang	Zhemgang	2540	980	44,5	43,3	SG	34	BT18			Shemgang

not included in district areas:		7000	2700

Subtotal:				1087,2
urban population				167,8

TOTAL:	Thimpu	47000	18150	1255,0	1142,2

File created on 2000.01.23; revised on 2000.05.30; last modified on 2002.06.12 by Jan Lahmeyer