Key facts
- Country
- Bhutan
- Headquarters
- Wangdue
- Total
- 4,308 km (1,663 sq mi)
- Density
- 9.792/km (25.36/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+6 ( BTT )
- Hdi 2019
- 0.604 , medium · 15th of 20
- Website
- www .wangduephodrang .gov .bt
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.bhutan.gov.bt/government/dzongkhags.php?dz_id=38
- Image
- The households in the midst of green paddy field embraced by beautiful rainbow.JPG
Sources (2)
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27°30′N 90°10′E / 27.500°N 90.167°E / 27.500; 90.167
Wangdue Phodrang District (Dzongkha: དབང་འདུས་ཕོ་བྲང་རྫོང་ཁག།; Wylie: Dbang-'dus Pho-brang rdzong-khag; previously spelled "Wangdi Phodrang") is a Thromde and dzongkhag (district) of central Bhutan. This is also the name of the dzong (built in 1638) which dominates the district. The name is said to have been given by the Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal who was searching for the best location for a dzong to prevent incursions from the south. The word "wangdue" means unification of Country, and "Phodrang" means Palace in Dzongkha.