26°50′N 90°15′E / 26.833°N 90.250°E
Sarpang District
གསར་སྤང་རྫོང་ཁག | |
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District | |
 Map of Sarpang District in Bhutan | |
| Country | Bhutan |
| Headquarters | Sarpang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,946 km2 (751 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 46,004 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (61/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BTT) |
| HDI (2019) | 0.684[1] medium · 4th |
| Website | www |
Sarpang District (Dzongkha: གསར་སྤང་རྫོང་ཁག་; Wylie: Gsar-spang rdzong-khag; also known as "Geylegphug") is one of the 20 dzongkhags (districts) comprising Bhutan. Sarpang covers a total area of 1,946 km2 (751 sq mi)[2] and stretches from Lhamoizhingkha in West Bhutan to Manas National Park in the east.[2] Sarpang Dzongkhag is divided into one dungkhag, Gelephu, and 12 gewogs.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ^ a b Facts about Bhutan The Land of the Thunder Dragon.