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 | Thimphu Thimphu | 98,676 |
Tsirang District Tsirang Dzongkhag | 2. | 29,207 | Tsirang Tsirang | 22,376 |
Punakha Punakha Dzongkhag | 3. | 28,740 | Punakha Punākha | 21,500 |
Pemagatshel Pemagatshel Dzongkhag | 4. | 23,632 | Pemagatshel Pemagatshel | 13,864 |
Paro Paro Dzongkhag | 5. | 46,316 | Paro Paro | 11,448 |
Sarpang District Sarpang Dzongkhag | 6. | 46,004 | Sarpang Sarpang | 10,416 |
Samdrup Jongkhar Samdrup Jongkhar Dzongkhag | 7. | 35,079 | Samdrup Jongkhar Samdrup Jongkhar | 9,325 |
Wangdi Phodrang Wangdue Phodrang Dzongkhag | 8. | 42,186 | Wangdue Phodrang Wangdue Phodrang | 8,954 |
Bumthang District Bumthang Dzongkhag | 9. | 21,658 | Jakar Jakar | 6,243 |
Samtse District Samtse Dzongkhag | 10. | 64,805 | Samtse Samtse | 5,396 |
Trashi Yangste Trashi Yangste | 11. | 17,300 | Trashi Yangtse Trashi Yangtse | 3,025 |
Mongar Mongar Dzongkhag | 12. | 37,150 | Mongar Mongar | 2,969 |
Chukha Chhukha Dzongkhag | 13. | 61,173 | Tsimasham Tsimasham | 2,855 |
Tongsa Trongsa Dzongkhag | 14. | 19,960 | Trongsa Trongsa | 2,805 |
Dagana Dagana Dzongkhag | 15. | 26,837 | Daga Daga | 2,243 |
Haa Haa Dzongkhag | 16. | 13,655 | Ha Ha | 1,449 |
Trashigang District Trashigang Dzongkhag | 17. | 45,518 | Trashigang Trashigang | 872 |
Zhemgang District Zhemgang Dzongkhag | 18. | 27,048 | Shemgang Shemgang | 852 |
Gasa Gasa | 19. | 3,500 | Gasa Gasa | 548 |
Lhuntse Lhuentse Dzongkhag | 20. | 14,437 | Lhuentse Lhuentse | 100 |
Thimphu District Thimphu Dzongkhag | 21. | 138,736 | Lungtenzampa Lungtenzampa | - |