Regions in Bhutan
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You can sort the regions in Bhutan alphabeticallyby population by capitals of the regionsby capitals population
Primary administrative regions in Bhutan
There are 21 regions in Bhutan in the primary administrative level.Region | No | Population | Capital | Capital population |
Thimphu District Thimphu Dzongkhag | 1. | 138,736 | Lungtenzampa Lungtenzampa | - |
Thimphu District Thimphu Dzongkhag | 2. | 138,736 | Thimphu Thimphu | 98,676 |
Samtse District Samtse Dzongkhag | 3. | 64,805 | Samtse Samtse | 5,396 |
Chukha Chhukha Dzongkhag | 4. | 61,173 | Tsimasham Tsimasham | 2,855 |
Paro Paro Dzongkhag | 5. | 46,316 | Paro Paro | 11,448 |
Sarpang District Sarpang Dzongkhag | 6. | 46,004 | Sarpang Sarpang | 10,416 |
Trashigang District Trashigang Dzongkhag | 7. | 45,518 | Trashigang Trashigang | 872 |
Wangdi Phodrang Wangdue Phodrang Dzongkhag | 8. | 42,186 | Wangdue Phodrang Wangdue Phodrang | 8,954 |
Mongar Mongar Dzongkhag | 9. | 37,150 | Mongar Mongar | 2,969 |
Samdrup Jongkhar Samdrup Jongkhar Dzongkhag | 10. | 35,079 | Samdrup Jongkhar Samdrup Jongkhar | 9,325 |
Tsirang District Tsirang Dzongkhag | 11. | 29,207 | Tsirang Tsirang | 22,376 |
Punakha Punakha Dzongkhag | 12. | 28,740 | Punakha Punākha | 21,500 |
Zhemgang District Zhemgang Dzongkhag | 13. | 27,048 | Shemgang Shemgang | 852 |
Dagana Dagana Dzongkhag | 14. | 26,837 | Daga Daga | 2,243 |
Pemagatshel Pemagatshel Dzongkhag | 15. | 23,632 | Pemagatshel Pemagatshel | 13,864 |
Bumthang District Bumthang Dzongkhag | 16. | 21,658 | Jakar Jakar | 6,243 |
Tongsa Trongsa Dzongkhag | 17. | 19,960 | Trongsa Trongsa | 2,805 |
Trashi Yangste Trashi Yangste | 18. | 17,300 | Trashi Yangtse Trashi Yangtse | 3,025 |
Lhuntse Lhuentse Dzongkhag | 19. | 14,437 | Lhuentse Lhuentse | 100 |
Haa Haa Dzongkhag | 20. | 13,655 | Ha Ha | 1,449 |
Gasa Gasa | 21. | 3,500 | Gasa Gasa | 548 |