The Mo Chhu flowing alongside Pungtang Dechen Photrang Dzong at Punakha.
Pungtang Dechen Phodrang Dzong at Punakha, the administrative and religious center of the district, is the winter home of Bhutan's Dratshang Lhentshog (Central Monk Body). Since the 1680s the dzong has also been the site of a continuous vigil over the earthly body of Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, the founder of the country, which lies in a special chamber in the dzong. Punakha Dzong was the capital of Bhutan during the time of Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal. The Punakha Dzong is one of the most historic dzongs in the whole country. Built by Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal in the 17th century, it is located between the confluence of two rivers: Pho Chhu (male) and Mo Chhu (female).
punakha, district, coordinates, dzongkha, ཁག, wylie, rdzong, khag, dzongkhags, districts, comprising, bhutan, bordered, thimphu, gasa, wangdue, phodrang, districts, dominant, language, district, dzongkha, national, language, punakha, district, ཁགdistrictmap, b. Coordinates 27 40 N 89 50 E 27 667 N 89 833 E 27 667 89 833 Punakha District Dzongkha ས ན ཁ ར ང ཁག Wylie Spu na kha rdzong khag is one of the 20 dzongkhags districts comprising Bhutan It is bordered by Thimphu Gasa and Wangdue Phodrang Districts The dominant language in the district is Dzongkha the national language Punakha district ས ན ཁ ར ང ཁགDistrictMap of Punakha District in BhutanCountry BhutanHeadquartersPunakhaArea Total1 110 km2 430 sq mi Population 2017 Total28 740 Density26 km2 67 sq mi Time zoneUTC 6 BTT HDI 2017 0 654 1 medium 7thWebsitewww wbr punakha wbr gov wbr bt Contents 1 Culture 2 Administrative divisions 3 Geography 4 See also 5 Gallery 6 ReferencesCulture Edit The Mo Chhu flowing alongside Pungtang Dechen Photrang Dzong at Punakha Pungtang Dechen Phodrang Dzong at Punakha the administrative and religious center of the district is the winter home of Bhutan s Dratshang Lhentshog Central Monk Body Since the 1680s the dzong has also been the site of a continuous vigil over the earthly body of Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal the founder of the country which lies in a special chamber in the dzong Punakha Dzong was the capital of Bhutan during the time of Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal The Punakha Dzong is one of the most historic dzongs in the whole country Built by Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal in the 17th century it is located between the confluence of two rivers Pho Chhu male and Mo Chhu female Khamsum Yulley Namgyal ChoetenAdministrative divisions EditPunakha District is divided into eleven village blocks or gewogs 2 Barp Gewog Chhubu Gewog Dzomo Gewog Goenshari Gewog Guma Gewog Kabjisa Gewog Lingmukha Gewog Shenga Bjime Gewog Talog Gewog Toepisa Gewog Toewang GewogGeography EditOver half of Punakha District the gewogs of Chhubu Goenshari Kabisa and Toewang lies within Jigme Dorji National Park one of the protected areas of Bhutan The dzongkhag also contains biological corridors along the Thimphu District border 3 See also EditDistricts of Bhutan Punakha ProvinceGallery EditPunakha District Punakha Dzong Lobesa Sopsokha Yowakha Chime LhakhangReferences Edit Sub national HDI Area Database Global Data Lab hdi globaldatalab org Retrieved 2018 09 13 Chiwogs in Punakha PDF Election Commission Government of Bhutan 2011 Archived from the original PDF on 2011 10 02 Retrieved 2011 07 28 Parks of Bhutan Bhutan Trust Fund for Environmental Conservation online Bhutan Trust Fund Archived from the original on 2011 07 02 Retrieved 2011 03 26 This Bhutan location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Punakha District amp oldid 1092841000, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
