Zhemgang District
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Zhemgang district
གཞམས་སྒང་རྫོང་ཁག | |
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District | |
Country | Bhutan |
Headquarters | Zhemgang |
Area | |
• Total | 2,421 km2 (935 sq mi) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 17,763 |
• Density | 7.3/km2 (19/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BTT) |
HDI (2019) | 0.603[1] medium · 16th of 20 |
Website | www |
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Zhemgang District (Dzongkha: གཞམས་སྒང་རྫོང་ཁག་; Wylie transliteration: Gzhams-sgang rdzong-khag; previously "Shemgang"), is one of the 20 dzongkhags (districts) comprising Bhutan. It is bordered by Sarpang, Trongsa, Bumthang, Mongar and Pemagatshel Districts, and borders Assam in India to the south. The administrative center of the district is Zhemgang.