Tsirang District

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Location of Tsirang dzongkhag within Bhutan

Tsirangརྩི་རང་རྫོང་ཁག་, previously Chirang, is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan.Tsirang is noted for its gentle slopes and mild climates. The dzongkhag is also noted for its rich biodiversity. One of Bhutan's longest rivers, the Punatshangchhu flows through it and a hydropower plant is expected to start by January 2007.

Tsirang is divided into 12 gewogs:

Beteni Gewog
Chanautey Gewog
Dunglegang Gewog
Gairigaun Gewog
Goseling Gewog
Kikhorthang Gewog
Mendrelgang Gewog
Patale Gewog
Phutenchhu Gewog
Semjong Gewog
Tshokhana Gewog
Tsirang Dangra Gewog

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Districts of Bhutan

v • d • e Districts of Bhutan

Bumthang · Chukha · Dagana · Gasa · Haa · Lhuntse · Mongar · Paro · Pemagatshel · Punakha · Samdrup Jongkhar · Samtse · Sarpang · Thimphu · Trashigang · Trashiyangtse · Trongsa · Tsirang · Wangdue Phodrang · Zhemgang