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data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhutan_%C3%AA_ko%C4%81n" title="Bhutan ê koān – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Bhutan ê koān" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dzongkhag" title="Dzongkhag – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Dzongkhag" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distrikty_v_Bh%C3%BAt%C3%A1nu" title="Distrikty v Bhútánu – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Distrikty v Bhútánu" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distrikt_(Bhutan)" title="Distrikt (Bhutan) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Distrikt (Bhutan)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dz mw-list-item"><a href="https://dz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%BD%A2%E0%BE%AB%E0%BD%BC%E0%BD%84%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%81%E0%BD%82" title="རྫོང་ཁག – Dzongkha" lang="dz" hreflang="dz" data-title="རྫོང་ཁག" data-language-autonym="ཇོང་ཁ" data-language-local-name="Dzongkha" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ཇོང་ཁ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a 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hreflang="id" data-title="Distrik di Bhutan" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distretti_del_Bhutan" title="Distretti del Bhutan – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Distretti del Bhutan" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%97%D7%95%D7%96%D7%95%D7%AA_%D7%91%D7%94%D7%95%D7%98%D7%9F" title="מחוזות בהוטן – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="מחוזות בהוטן" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a 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mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhut%C3%A1n_k%C3%B6rzetei" title="Bhután körzetei – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Bhután körzetei" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dzongkhag" title="Dzongkhag – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Dzongkhag" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AD%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%82" title="भुटानका जिल्लाहरू – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="भुटानका जिल्लाहरू" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dzongkhag" title="Dzongkhag – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Dzongkhag" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dzongkhag" title="Dzongkhag – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Dzongkhag" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ps mw-list-item"><a href="https://ps.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%BC%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%88%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8D" title="د بوټان ولسوالۍ – Pashto" lang="ps" hreflang="ps" data-title="د بوټان ولسوالۍ" data-language-autonym="پښتو" data-language-local-name="Pashto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پښتو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distritos_do_But%C3%A3o" title="Distritos do Butão – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Distritos do Butão" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Districtele_Bhutanului" title="Districtele Bhutanului – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Districtele Bhutanului" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a 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<a href="/wiki/Tashichho_Dzong" title="Tashichho Dzong">Tashichho Dzong</a> in <a href="/wiki/Thimphu" title="Thimphu">Thimphu</a>, the largest <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">dzongkhag</i></span> in Bhutan by population</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Bhutan" title="Bhutan">Kingdom of Bhutan</a> is divided into 20 districts (<a href="/wiki/Dzongkha" title="Dzongkha">Dzongkha</a>: <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">dzongkhags</i></span>). Bhutan is located between the <a href="/wiki/Tibet_Autonomous_Region" title="Tibet Autonomous Region">Tibet Autonomous Region</a> of <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a> and <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a> on the eastern slopes of the <a href="/wiki/Himalayas" title="Himalayas">Himalayas</a> in <a href="/wiki/South_Asia" title="South Asia">South Asia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">Dzongkhags</i></span> are the primary <a href="/wiki/Subdivisions_of_Bhutan" class="mw-redirect" title="Subdivisions of Bhutan">subdivisions of Bhutan</a>. They possess a number of powers and rights under the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Bhutan" title="Constitution of Bhutan">Constitution of Bhutan</a>, such as regulating commerce, running elections, and creating local governments. <a href="/wiki/Local_Government_Act_of_Bhutan_2009" title="Local Government Act of Bhutan 2009">The Local Government Act of 2009</a> established local governments in each of the 20 <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">dzongkhags</i></span> overseen by the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Home_and_Cultural_Affairs" class="mw-redirect" title="Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs">Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-LGA09_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LGA09-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template noprint Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources" title="Wikipedia:No original research"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable secondary sources. (July 2022)">non-primary source needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Each <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">dzongkhag</i></span> has its own elected government with non-legislative executive powers, called a <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">dzongkhag tshogdu</i></span> (district council). The <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">dzongkhag tshogdu</i></span> is assisted by the <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">dzongkhag</i></span> administration headed by a <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">dzongdag</i></span> (royal appointees who are the chief executive officer of each <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">dzongkhag</i></span>).<sup id="cite_ref-CoB_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CoB-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template noprint Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources" title="Wikipedia:No original research"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable secondary sources. (July 2022)">non-primary source needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Each <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">dzongkhag</i></span> also has a <a href="/wiki/Dzongkhag_Court" title="Dzongkhag Court"><span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">dzongkhag</i></span> court</a> presided over by a <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">dzongkhag drangpon</i></span> (judge), who is appointed by the Chief Justice of Bhutan on the advice of Royal Judicial Service Council.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template noprint Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources" title="Wikipedia:No original research"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable secondary sources. (July 2022)">non-primary source needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">dzongkhags</i></span>, and their residents, are represented in the <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Bhutan" title="Parliament of Bhutan">Parliament of Bhutan</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Bicameral" class="mw-redirect" title="Bicameral">bicameral</a> legislature consisting of the <a href="/wiki/National_Council_of_Bhutan" class="mw-redirect" title="National Council of Bhutan">National Council</a> and the <a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_of_Bhutan" class="mw-redirect" title="National Assembly of Bhutan">National Assembly</a>. Each <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">dzongkhag</i></span> has one National Council representative. National Assembly representatives are distributed among the <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">dzongkhags</i></span> in proportion to their registered voter population as recommended by the <a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Bhutan#Delimitation_Commission" title="Elections in Bhutan">Delimitation Commission</a>, provided that "no <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">dzongkhag</i></span> shall have less than two and more than seven National Assembly constituencies."<sup id="cite_ref-EAoB_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EAoB-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template noprint Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources" title="Wikipedia:No original research"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable secondary sources. (July 2022)">non-primary source needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>As of the 2017 census, <a href="/wiki/Thimphu_District" title="Thimphu District">Thimphu</a> is the most populous <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">dzongkhag</i></span>, with 138,736 residents; <a href="/wiki/Gasa_District" title="Gasa District">Gasa</a> is the least populous, with 3,952 residents. Thimphu is the most densely populated, with 67.1 people per square kilometre (174/sq mi), whereas Gasa is the least densely populated, with 1.3 people per square kilometre (3.4/sq mi). The largest <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">dzongkhag</i></span> by land area is <a href="/wiki/Wangdue_Phodrang" title="Wangdue Phodrang">Wangdue Phodrang</a>, encompassing 4,308 km<sup>2</sup> (1,663 sq mi), while the smallest is <a href="/wiki/Tsirang_District" title="Tsirang District">Tsirang</a>, encompassing 639 km<sup>2</sup> (247 sq mi).<sup id="cite_ref-phcb_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-phcb-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Districts_of_Bhutan&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Zones_of_Bhutan.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A map of Bhutan showing the four dzongdeys." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Zones_of_Bhutan.svg/500px-Zones_of_Bhutan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="500" height="272" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Zones_of_Bhutan.svg/750px-Zones_of_Bhutan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Zones_of_Bhutan.svg/1000px-Zones_of_Bhutan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="875" data-file-height="476" /></a><figcaption><span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">Dzongdeys</i></span> of Bhutan <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 8em;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#ACFCD5; color:black;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;"> </span> Zone I</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959" /><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#E6E6A0; color:black;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;"> </span> Zone II</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959" /><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#CB8BCA; color:black;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;"> </span> Zone III</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959" /><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#9FCFFD; color:black;-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact; print-color-adjust: exact;"> </span> Zone IV</div></div></figcaption></figure> <p>Medieval Bhutan <a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Bhutan" title="Provinces of Bhutan">was organized into provinces</a> or regions headquartered in <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Dzong" class="mw-redirect" title="Dzong">dzongs</a></i></span> (castles/fortresses) which served as administrative centres for areas around them. The <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">dzongs</i></span> of Paro, Dagana and Trongsa were headed by <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Penlop" title="Penlop">penlops</a></i></span> (provincial lords/governors) while other <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">dzongs</i></span> were headed by <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">dzongpons</i></span> (fortress lords).<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">Penlops</i></span> and <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">dzongpons</i></span> gained power as the increasingly dysfunctional <a href="/wiki/Dual_system_of_government" class="mw-redirect" title="Dual system of government">dual system of government</a> eventually collapsed amid civil war. The victorious <a href="/wiki/Penlop_of_Trongsa" title="Penlop of Trongsa">Penlop of Trongsa</a> <a href="/wiki/Ugyen_Wangchuck" title="Ugyen Wangchuck">Ugyen Wangchuck</a> gained <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">de jure</i></span> sovereignty over the entire realm in 1907, marking the establishment of the modern <a href="/wiki/Bhutan" title="Bhutan">Kingdom of Bhutan</a> and the ascendancy of the <a href="/wiki/Wangchuck_dynasty" title="Wangchuck dynasty">House of Wangchuck</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-history_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 703–770">: 703–770 </span></sup> </p><p>At the direction of the fourth <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Druk_Gyalpo" class="mw-redirect" title="Druk Gyalpo">Druk Gyalpo</a></i></span> (Bhutan head of state), <a href="/wiki/Jigme_Singye_Wangchuk" class="mw-redirect" title="Jigme Singye Wangchuk">Jigme Singye Wangchuk</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the process of decentralisation of local administration started in 1981<sup id="cite_ref-history_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-history-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 831">: 831 </span></sup> with the formation of a <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">dzongkhag yargye tshogchung</i></span> (DYT, district development committee) in each of the newly created <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">dzongkhags</i></span>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Four <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">dzongdeys</i></span> (zones) were established in 1988 and 1989: Zone I, including four western districts, seated at <a href="/wiki/Chhukha" class="mw-redirect" title="Chhukha">Chhukha</a>; Zone II, including four west-central districts, seated at <a href="/wiki/Damphu,_Tsirang" title="Damphu, Tsirang">Damphu</a>; Zone III, including four east-central districts, seated at <a href="/wiki/Gelephu" title="Gelephu">Geylegphug</a>; and Zone IV, including five eastern districts, seated at Yonphula; to "provide a more efficient distribution of personnel and administrative and technical skills." <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">Dzongdeys</i></span> acted as the intermediary administrative divisions between the <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">dzongkhag</i></span> administration and the central government. Although Thimphu <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">dzongkhag</i></span> and Thimphu <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">thromde</i></span> (municipality) were within the boundaries of Zone I, they stayed outside the zonal system. By 1991, however, only <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Dzongdey" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Dzongdey">Eastern <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">dzongdey</i></span></a> (Zone IV) was fully functional.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Zone I, Zone II and Zone III were "indefinitely" disabled in early 1991. Zone IV also ceased to function in mid-1992.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">Dzongdeys</i></span> slowly lost relevance and went defunct as they were not included in the Constitution of Bhutan<sup id="cite_ref-CoB_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CoB-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template noprint Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources" title="Wikipedia:No original research"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable secondary sources. (July 2022)">non-primary source needed</span></a></i>]</sup> and the Local Government Act of 2009, which repealed the previous local governments and administrative divisions.<sup id="cite_ref-LGA09_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LGA09-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template noprint Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources" title="Wikipedia:No original research"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable secondary sources. (July 2022)">non-primary source needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Under the <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">Dzongkhag Yargay Tshogdu Chathrim</i></span> (District Development Council Act) of 2002, a <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">dzongdag</i></span> (administrator), assisted by a <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">dzongrab</i></span> (deputy district collector), carry out administrative activities, while the DYT coordinates all developmental activities within the <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">dzongkhag</i></span>. Each DYT includes representatives of the municipalities and the towns within the <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">dzongkhag</i></span>, who elect a chairperson from among themselves. The DYTs also had non-voting members, which included the <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">dzongdag</i></span>, the <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">dungpa</i></span> (<span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Dungkhag" title="Dungkhag">dungkhag</a></i></span> (sub-district) head) (where a <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">dungkhag</i></span> exists) and the <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">dzongkhag</i></span> officials from various sectors such as the chief engineer, and the planning, finance, education, agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, and health officers.<sup id="cite_ref-DYT02_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DYT02-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template noprint Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources" title="Wikipedia:No original research"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable secondary sources. (July 2022)">non-primary source needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Bhutan" title="Constitution of Bhutan">Constitution of 2008</a> laid basic provisions for an elected <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">dzongkhag tshogdu</i></span> and <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">dzongkhag</i></span> courts in each <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">dzongkhag</i></span>.<sup id="cite_ref-CoB_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CoB-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template noprint Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources" title="Wikipedia:No original research"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable secondary sources. (July 2022)">non-primary source needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The Local Government Act of 2009 further codified the election process of <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">dzongkhag tshogdu</i></span>, the appointment process of <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">dzongkdag</i></span>, and the role of <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">dzongkhag</i></span> courts within the <a href="/wiki/Judicial_system_of_Bhutan" title="Judicial system of Bhutan">judicial system of Bhutan</a>. It also repealed all previous acts and laws regarding local governments, including the <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">Dzongkhag Yargay Tshogdu Chathrim</i></span> of 2002.<sup id="cite_ref-LGA09_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LGA09-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template noprint Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources" title="Wikipedia:No original research"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable secondary sources. (July 2022)">non-primary source needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_structure">Political structure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Districts_of_Bhutan&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Political structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Under the <a href="/wiki/Local_Government_Act_of_Bhutan_2009" title="Local Government Act of Bhutan 2009">Local Government Act of 2009</a>, the <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">dzongkhag tshogdu</i></span> is the non-legislative executive body of the <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">dzongkhag</i></span>, composed of the <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">gup</i></span> (<span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">gewog</i></span> head) and the <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">mangmi</i></span> (elected representatives of the <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">gewogs</i></span>) from each <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Gewog" class="mw-redirect" title="Gewog">gewog</a></i></span> (block of villages), and representatives from the <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Thromde" title="Thromde">thromdes</a></i></span> of that <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">dzongkhag</i></span>. They are empowered to enforce rules on health and public safety, regulate environmental pollution, advertise in regard to environmental aesthetics, regulate broadcast media in accordance with the Information, Communications, and Media Act, regulate gambling, and raise their own funds. They also oversee the <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">dzongdag</i></span>. A <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">dzongdag</i></span>, in turn, is responsible for maintaining <a href="/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_Bhutan" title="Law enforcement in Bhutan">law and order</a>, and for enforcing the <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn"><a href="/wiki/Driglam_namzha" title="Driglam namzha">driglam namzha</a></i></span> (rules for disciplined behavior).<sup id="cite_ref-LGA09_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LGA09-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template noprint Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources" title="Wikipedia:No original research"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable secondary sources. (July 2022)">non-primary source needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Dzongkhags"><span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">Dzongkhags</i></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Districts_of_Bhutan&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Dzongkhags"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Name </th> <th scope="col">Population <br />(2017)<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>A<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-phcb_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-phcb-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th scope="col">Population <br />(2005)<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-phcb_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-phcb-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th scope="col">Change </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number">Land area (km<sup>2</sup>)<sup id="cite_ref-phcb_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-phcb-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number">Population density<sup id="cite_ref-phcb_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-phcb-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th scope="col">Number of<br /><a href="/wiki/National_Assembly_(Bhutan)" title="National Assembly (Bhutan)">National Assembly</a><br />representatives<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>B<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Bumthang_District" title="Bumthang District">Bumthang</a> </th> <td style="text-align:">17,820 </td> <td style="text-align:">16,116 </td> <td style="text-align:"><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7001106000000000000♠"></span><span style="color:green">+10.6%</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003271700000000000♠">2,717</span> </td> <td><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7000655870445344129♠"></span>6.6/km<sup>2</sup> </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Chukha_District" title="Chukha District">Chhukha</a><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>C<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:">68,966 </td> <td style="text-align:">74,387 </td> <td style="text-align:"><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="2999270000000000000♠"></span><span style="color:red">−7.3%</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003188000000000000♠">1,880</span> </td> <td><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7001366840425531914♠"></span>36.7/km<sup>2</sup> </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Dagana_District" title="Dagana District">Dagana</a> </th> <td style="text-align:">24,965 </td> <td style="text-align:">18,222 </td> <td style="text-align:"><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7001370000000000000♠"></span><span style="color:green">+37.0%</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003172300000000000♠">1,723</span> </td> <td><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7001144892629135229♠"></span>14.5/km<sup>2</sup> </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Gasa_District" title="Gasa District">Gasa</a> </th> <td style="text-align:">3,952 </td> <td style="text-align:">3,116 </td> <td style="text-align:"><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7001268000000000000♠"></span><span style="color:green">+26.8%</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003311800000000000♠">3,118</span> </td> <td><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7000126747915330339♠"></span>1.3/km<sup>2</sup> </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Haa_District" title="Haa District">Haa</a> </th> <td style="text-align:">13,655 </td> <td style="text-align:">11,648 </td> <td style="text-align:"><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7001172000000000000♠"></span><span style="color:green">+17.2%</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003190500000000000♠">1,905</span> </td> <td><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7000716797900262467♠"></span>7.2/km<sup>2</sup> </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Lhuntse_District" title="Lhuntse District">Lhuentse</a><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>D<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:">14,437 </td> <td style="text-align:">15,395 </td> <td style="text-align:"><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="2999380000000000000♠"></span><span style="color:red">−6.2%</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003194400000000000♠">1,944</span> </td> <td><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7000742644032921810♠"></span>7.4/km<sup>2</sup> </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Mongar_District" title="Mongar District">Mongar</a><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>E<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:">37,150 </td> <td style="text-align:">37,069 </td> <td style="text-align:"><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="6999200000000000000♠"></span><span style="color:green">+0.2%</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003285900000000000♠">2,859</span> </td> <td><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7001129940538649877♠"></span>13.0/km<sup>2</sup> </td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Paro_District" title="Paro District">Paro</a> </th> <td style="text-align:">46,316 </td> <td style="text-align:">36,433 </td> <td style="text-align:"><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7001271000000000000♠"></span><span style="color:green">+27.1%</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003129300000000000♠">1,293</span> </td> <td><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7001358205723124516♠"></span>35.8/km<sup>2</sup> </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Pemagatshel_District" title="Pemagatshel District">Pemagatshel</a><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>F<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:">23,632 </td> <td style="text-align:">13,864 </td> <td style="text-align:"><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7001705000000000000♠"></span><span style="color:green">+70.5%</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003103000000000000♠">1,030</span> </td> <td><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7001229436893203883♠"></span>22.9/km<sup>2</sup> </td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Punakha_District" title="Punakha District">Punakha</a> </th> <td style="text-align:">28,740 </td> <td style="text-align:">17,715 </td> <td style="text-align:"><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7001622000000000000♠"></span><span style="color:green">+62.2%</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003111000000000000♠">1,110</span> </td> <td><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7001258918918918918♠"></span>25.9/km<sup>2</sup> </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Samdrup_Jongkhar_District" title="Samdrup Jongkhar District">Samdrup Jongkhar</a><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>G<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:">35,079 </td> <td style="text-align:">39,961 </td> <td style="text-align:"><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="2998878000000000000♠"></span><span style="color:red">−12.2%</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003187800000000000♠">1,878</span> </td> <td><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7001186789137380191♠"></span>18.7/km<sup>2</sup> </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Samtse_District" title="Samtse District">Samtse</a> </th> <td style="text-align:">62,590 </td> <td style="text-align:">60,100 </td> <td style="text-align:"><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7000409999999999999♠"></span><span style="color:green">+4.1%</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003130500000000000♠">1,305</span> </td> <td><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7001479616858237547♠"></span>48.0/km<sup>2</sup> </td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Sarpang_District" title="Sarpang District">Sarpang</a> </th> <td style="text-align:">46,004 </td> <td style="text-align:">41,549 </td> <td style="text-align:"><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7001107000000000000♠"></span><span style="color:green">+10.7%</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003194600000000000♠">1,946</span> </td> <td><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7001236402877697841♠"></span>23.6/km<sup>2</sup> </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Thimphu_District" title="Thimphu District">Thimphu</a> </th> <td style="text-align:">138,736 </td> <td style="text-align:">98,676 </td> <td style="text-align:"><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7001406000000000000♠"></span><span style="color:green">+40.6%</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003206700000000000♠">2,067</span> </td> <td><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7001671194968553459♠"></span>67.1/km<sup>2</sup> </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Trashigang_District" title="Trashigang District">Trashigang</a> </th> <td style="text-align:">45,518 </td> <td style="text-align:">51,134 </td> <td style="text-align:"><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="2998890000000000000♠"></span><span style="color:red">−11.0%</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003306600000000000♠">3,066</span> </td> <td><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7001148460534898891♠"></span>14.8/km<sup>2</sup> </td> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Trashiyangtse_District" title="Trashiyangtse District">Trashiyangtse</a><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>H<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:">17,300 </td> <td style="text-align:">17,740 </td> <td style="text-align:"><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="2999750000000000000♠"></span><span style="color:red">−2.5%</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003143800000000000♠">1,438</span> </td> <td><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7001120305980528511♠"></span>12.0/km<sup>2</sup> </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Trongsa_District" title="Trongsa District">Trongsa</a> </th> <td style="text-align:">19,960 </td> <td style="text-align:">13,419 </td> <td style="text-align:"><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7001487000000000000♠"></span><span style="color:green">+48.7%</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003180700000000000♠">1,807</span> </td> <td><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7001110459324847814♠"></span>11.0/km<sup>2</sup> </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Tsirang_District" title="Tsirang District">Tsirang</a> </th> <td style="text-align:">22,376 </td> <td style="text-align:">18,667 </td> <td style="text-align:"><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7001199000000000000♠"></span><span style="color:green">+19.9%</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002639000000000000♠">639</span> </td> <td><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7001350172143974960♠"></span>35.0/km<sup>2</sup> </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Wangdue_Phodrang_District" title="Wangdue Phodrang District">Wangdue Phodrang</a><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>I<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:">42,186 </td> <td style="text-align:">31,135 </td> <td style="text-align:"><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7001355000000000000♠"></span><span style="color:green">+35.5%</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003430800000000000♠">4,308</span> </td> <td><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7000979247910863509♠"></span>9.8/km<sup>2</sup> </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Zhemgang_District" title="Zhemgang District">Zhemgang</a> </th> <td style="text-align:">17,763 </td> <td style="text-align:">18,636 </td> <td style="text-align:"><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="2999530000000000000♠"></span><span style="color:red">−4.7%</span> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003242100000000000♠">2,421</span> </td> <td><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7000733705080545229♠"></span>7.3/km<sup>2</sup> </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom" style="background: #f2f2f2;"> <td scope="row"><b>Bhutan</b> </td> <td style="text-align:"><b>727,145</b> </td> <td style="text-align:"><b>634,982</b> </td> <td style="text-align:"><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7001145000000000000♠"></span><span style="color:green"><b>+14.5%</b></span> </td> <td><b><span data-sort-value="7004383940000000000♠">38,394</span></b> </td> <td align="center"><b><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7001189390269312913♠"></span>18.9/km<sup>2</sup></b> </td> <td>47 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="text-align: center;"> <figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dzongkhag_Administration_Office,_Samdrup_Jongkhar,_Bhutan.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Dzongkhag_Administration_Office%2C_Samdrup_Jongkhar%2C_Bhutan.jpg/500px-Dzongkhag_Administration_Office%2C_Samdrup_Jongkhar%2C_Bhutan.jpg" decoding="async" width="500" height="281" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Dzongkhag_Administration_Office%2C_Samdrup_Jongkhar%2C_Bhutan.jpg/960px-Dzongkhag_Administration_Office%2C_Samdrup_Jongkhar%2C_Bhutan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Dzongkhag_Administration_Office%2C_Samdrup_Jongkhar%2C_Bhutan.jpg/1000px-Dzongkhag_Administration_Office%2C_Samdrup_Jongkhar%2C_Bhutan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5331" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption>Dzongkhag Administration Office, Samdrup Jongkhar</figcaption></figure> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 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reflist-columns references-column-width reflist-upper-alpha" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">All data is taken from the 2017 Population and Housing Census of Bhutan.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Each <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">dzongkhag</i></span> is entitled to at least two, but no more than seven National Assembly constituencies. Currently, the number of National Assembly constituencies is 47. Each <span title="Dzongkha-language romanization"><i lang="dz-Latn">dzongkhag</i></span> is also entitled to one National Council constituency.<sup id="cite_ref-EAoB_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EAoB-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Also spelled as "Chukha"<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Also spelled as "Lhuntse"<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Also spelled as "Monggar".<sup id="cite_ref-phcb_6-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-phcb-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Also spelled as "Pema Gatshel"<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-27">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Also spelled as "Samdrupjongkhar"<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-29">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Also spelled as "Trashi Yangtse"<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-31">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Also spelled as "Wangduephodrang"<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="References">References</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Districts_of_Bhutan&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626" /><div class="reflist"> <div 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