Tsirang District
District of Bhutan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Tsirang District?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
Tsirang
རྩི་རང་རྫོང་ཁག | |
---|---|
District | |
Tsirang Dzongkhag | |
Country | Bhutan |
Headquarters | Damphu |
Area | |
• Total | 639 km2 (247 sq mi) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 22,376 |
• Density | 35/km2 (91/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BTT) |
HDI (2019) | 0.629[1] medium · 8th |
Website | www |
Tsirang District (Dzongkha: རྩི་རང་རྫོང་ཁག་; Wylie: Rtsi-rang rdzong-khag; previously (Chirang), is one of the 20 dzongkhags (districts) of Bhutan. The administrative center of the district is Damphu.
Tsirang is noted for its gentle slopes and mild climates. The dzongkhag is also noted for its rich biodiversity; however, it is one of the few dzongkhags without a protected area. One of Bhutan's longest rivers, the Punatsang Chhu or Sankosh river flows through the district. It is the main district where the Lhotshampa resides. It has many beautiful places such as Rigsum Pemai Dumra, Pemachoeling Heritage Forest, Tsirang Namgyel Chholing Dratshang, and Nye.[2]