- Lhuntse District
Lhuntseལྷུན་རྩེ་རྫོང་ཁག་ , previously Lhuntshi, is one of the 20
dzongkhag (districts) comprisingBhutan . 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 "
gewog s":
* [http://www.dop.gov.bt/fyp/09/lt_Gangzur.pdf Gangzur Gewog]
* [http://www.dop.gov.bt/fyp/09/lt_jaray.pdf Jaray Gewog]
* [http://www.dop.gov.bt/fyp/09/lt_Khoma.pdf Khoma Gewog]
* [http://www.dop.gov.bt/fyp/09/lt_Kurtoe.pdf Kurtoe Gewog]
* [http://www.dop.gov.bt/fyp/09/lt_Menbi.pdf Menbi Gewog]
* [http://www.dop.gov.bt/fyp/09/lt_Metsho.pdf Metsho Gewog]
* [http://www.dop.gov.bt/fyp/09/lt_Minjay.pdf Minjay Gewog]
* [http://www.dop.gov.bt/fyp/09/lt_Tsenkhar.pdf Tsenkhar Gewog]References
*Royal Government of Bhutan, Lhuentse Dzongkhag: Ninth Plan (2002-2007). Retrieved Nov. 28, 2005, from [http://www.dop.gov.bt/fyp/09/Lhuntse.pdf] .
External links
* [http://www.dop.gov.bt/gpis/DzProfile/dzoProfilemain.asp?dzoCode=6&profYear=2003 Dzongkhag profile with map over gewogs]
* [http://www.windhorsephotography.co.uk/gallery/slideshow.php?set_albumName=lhuntse Windhorsephotography Lhutse gallery]
* [http://www.kuenselonline.com/article.php?sid=6061&PHPSESSID=7abd9a5f20dd0407269677b939916a03 Kuensel Online; sept 23. 2005: Lhuntse's first gas station]
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