Lhuntse District

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Lhuntse, previously Lhuntshi, is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan. It consists of 2506 households (Royal Government, Ninth Plan, pg. 2). Located in the northeast, Lhuntse is one of the least developed dzhongkhags of Bhutan. There are few roads, the first gas station was opened as recently as September 2005, electricity is not well distributed and the difficult terrain makes distribution of social welfare difficult. Despite its favourable climate, farming is also hindered by the difficult infrastructure.

Lhuntse is divided into eight gewogs:

• Gangzur Gewog
• Jaray Gewog
• Khoma Gewog
• Kurtoe Gewog
• Menbi Gewog
• Metsho Gewog
• Minjay Gewog
• Tsenkhar Gewog

See also: districts of Bhutan

[edit] External links

• Dzongkhag profile with map over gewogs
• Windhorsephotography Lhutse gallery
• Kuensel Online; sept 23. 2005: Lhuntse's first gas station

[edit] References

• Royal Government of Bhutan, Lhuentse Dzongkhag: Ninth Plan (2002-2007). Retrieved Nov. 28, 2005, from [1].