Wangdue Phodrang Province
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Wangdue Phodrang Province (Dzongkha: དབང་འདུས་ཕོ་བྲང་; Wylie: dbang-'dus pho-brang) was one of the nine historical Provinces of Bhutan.[1]
Wangdue Phodrang Province occupied lands in central Bhutan, corresponding roughly to modern day Wangdue Phodrang District. It was administered from the Wangdue Phodrang Dzong in the town of Wangdue Phodrang, and the ruling governor was known as the Dzongpen of Wangdue Phodrang. By the 19th century, however actual power throughout this region was held by the preeminent Penlop of Trongsa.[1][2]: 132, 141 [3]: 86