List of cities, towns and villages in Bhutan
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This is an alphabetical list of settlements in Bhutan
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Bhutan
Bhutan , officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked state in South Asia, located at the eastern end of the Himalayas and bordered to the south, east and west by the Republic of India and to the north by the People's Republic of China...
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- For a list of the main cities and towns see List of cities in Bhutan.
- For a list of government-designated municipalities, see ThromdeThromdeA thromde is a third-level administrative division in Bhutan. The legal administrative status of thromdes was most recently codified under the Local Government Act of 2009, and the role of thromdes in elections in Bhutan was defined in the Election Act of 2008.-Thromde administration:Thromde...
. - For a list of of villages, see List of villages in Bhutan.
List of settlements in Bhutan
- AmaAma, BhutanAma is a village in central-southern Bhutan. It is located in Wangdue Phodrang District.-External links:*...
- Bachap
- BalfaiBalfai-External links:*...
- BaliBali, Bhutan-External links:*...
- Barshong
- BeteniBeteniBeteni is a village development committee in Nuwakot District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3399 living in 657 individual households.-External links:*...
- Bhangbarai
- BhurgaonBhurgaon-External links:*...
- Bioka
- BitanaBitana-External links:*...
- Bumtang Tang
- Buri Chu
- Byakar DzongByakar DzongJakar Dzong or Jakar Yugyal Dzong is the dzong of the Bumthang District in central Bhutan. It is located on a ridge above Jakar town in the Chamkhar valley of Bumthang. It is built on the site of an earlier temple established by the Ralung hierarch Yongzin Ngagi Wangchuk when he came to Bhutan...
- ByaradingkaByaradingka-External links:*...
- Chalaika
- Chamarchi
- Changra
- ChemaitoChemaito-External links:*...
- Chendebi
- Chhukha Dzong
- ChiloChilo, Bhutan-External links:*...
- Chungkar
- Chuyul
- DagaDaga, BhutanDaga is a town in Goshi Gewog, Dagana District in southwestern Bhutan. It is the administrative capital of the district.In 2005, Daga had a population of 1,146....
- Dam
- DamphuDamphu, TsirangDamphu is the administrative headquarters and capital of Tsirang District, Bhutan. It is located on the north-south highway running from Wangdue Phodrang to Sarpang and Gelephu on the border with India. It contains the Tsirang Dzong....
- DaphuDaphuDaphu is a town in Chukha District in southwestern Bhutan.Population 1,666 ....
- Denchukha
- Dhaje
- DhurDhurDhur is a town in western Chhoekhor Gewog, Bumthang District in central Bhutan.Dhur is the main area where Brokkat, one of the endangered languages of Bhutan, is spoken.-External links:*...
- Diptsang
- DogsarDogsar-External links:*...
- DomkaDomka-External links:*...
- DonkarDonkar-External links:*...
- Doring
- Doronagaon
- DotanangDotanangDotanang is a village in central-western Bhutan. It is located north-west of the capital Thimphu in Thimphu District. It lies at an altitude of 2594 metres ....
- DramitseDramitseDramitse is a town in the east part of Mongar District, E. Bhutan. In 2005, its population was 541 . It is situated on a hill opposite the town of Tashigang....
- Duna Dzong
- Dzongsa Dzong
- GalechugaonGalechugaon-External links:*...
- Gasila
- GhunkarahGhunkarah-External links:*...
- GialaGiala-External links:*...
- Gnimthenla
- GomtuGomtuGomtu is a border town in south-western Bhutan near the border with India. It is located in Samtse District.Population 4,254 ....
- Gongchuandgaon
- GyetsaGyetsa-External links:*...
- HaHa, BhutanHa or Has is a town and seat of Haa District in Bhutan.Ha is situated in the west of the Sandalwood Kingdom near Sikkim in the Ha Valley. The major economic activity is rice production. It contains two Buddhist temples.-Further reading:...
- HarachaHaracha-External links:*...
- Hatisar
- HlariHlariHlari is a town in Haa District in southwestern Bhutan....
- Jigme Dorji
- Kagha
- Kamganka
- KangparKangpar-External links:*...
- Kechungka
- Kencho
- KengkharKengkhar-External links:*...
- KharKharKhar may refer to:* Khar, Punjab is a town in the Punjab Province, Pakistan* Khar, Bajaur is a town in the Bajaur Agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan...
- KhitokhaKhitokha-External links:*...
- KisonaKisona-External links:*...
- KungtarKungtar-External links:*...
- Lamedada
- Lamti
- Lao
- LhedangLhedang-External links:*...
- LhuntseLhuntseLhuntse District , is one of the 20 dzongkhag comprising Bhutan. It consists of 2506 households . Located in the northeast, Lhuntse is one of the least developed dzhongkhags of Bhutan...
- Lobnig
- Louri
- Lung ChenLung Chen-External links:*...
- ManikyangsaManikyangsa-External links:*...
- MaogaonMaogaon-External links:*...
- Mochhu
- Momai Thang
- MongarMongarMongar is a town and seat of Mongar District in Bhutan. As of 2005 it has a population of 3502....
- Monka
- Nab Chöte
- Naitola
- Naktsang
- Namtir
- NaspeNaspe-External links:*...
- NgalangkangNgalangkangNgalangkang is a town in Trashigang District in eastern Bhutan.-External links:*...
- Niche Kalikhola
- Nimgong
- Ningsang LaNingsang La-External links:*...
- OolaOola, BhutanOola is a village in central-southern Bhutan. It is located in Wangdue Phodrang District.-External links:**...
(formerly Alla) - Pachu
- PajoPajo, Bhutan-External links:**...
- ParoParo, Bhutan-History:Rinpung Dzong a fortress-monastery overlooking the Paro valley has a long history. A monastery was first built on the site by Padma Sambhava at the beginning of the tenth century, but it wasn't until 1646 that Ngawang Namgyal built a larger monastery on the old foundations, and for...
- Paro AirportParo AirportParo Airport is the only international airport of Bhutan. The airport is located from Paro in a deep valley on the bank of the Paro river at an elevation of ....
- Paten
- PhisugaonPhisugaon-External links:*...
- PhuntsholingPhuntsholingPhuentsholing is a border town in southern Bhutan, and is the administrative seat of Chukha District. The town occupies parts of both Phuentsholing Gewog and Sampheling Gewog. Phuentsholing lies opposite the Indian town of Jaigaon, and cross-border trade has resulted in a thriving local economy...
- Pieksao
- Pimi
- Pinsoperi
- PunakhaPunakhathumb|right|Punakha Dzong and the [[Mo Chhu]]Punakha is the administrative centre of Punakha dzongkhag, one of the 20 districts of Bhutan. Punakha was the capital of Bhutan and the seat of government until 1955, when the capital was moved to Thimphu. It is about 72 km away from Thimphu and it...
- RadingRading-External links:*...
- Raga
- Rapley
- RifeRife, Bhutan-External links:*...
- RitangRitang, BhutanRitang, Bhutan is a town in Wangdue Phodrang District in central-northern Bhutan.-External links:*...
- RungzyungRungzyung-External links:*...
- SaiduSaiduSaidu is a town in Lhuntse District in northeastern Bhutan....
- SaktengSaktengSakteng is a town in Trashigang District in far eastern Bhutan. The nearby Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary is named after it.-External links:*...
- Samdrup Choling
- SamtengangSamtengang-External links:*...
- Sana
- SamtseSamtseSamtse, also known as Chamarchi, is a town in Samtse District, Bhutan. The population was 4,981 at the 2005 census, and in 2008 is estimated at 5,201....
- Sangkari
- SarpangSarpang-External links:*...
- SasokaSasoka-External links:*...
- SassiSassi, Bhutan-External links:*...
- SawangSawangSawang is a town in Lhuntse District in northeastern Bhutan.-External links:*...
- Sawaphu
- Sengor
- ShablingShabling-External links:*...
- ShaliShali, Bhutan-External links:*...
- Shamgong Dzong
- ShapangShapang-External links:*...
- Sharithang
- ShingbeShingbe-External links:*...
- ShingkarapShingkarap-External links:*...
- Shinka
- Shiuji
- Shodug
- Shongar DzongShongar Dzong-External links:*...
- ShuriShuri, Bhutan-External links:*...
- Singye DzongSingye DzongSingye Dzong is a town in Trashigang District in eastern Bhutan.-External links:*...
- Suchha
- Sufali
- Sunphan
- Taga Dzong
- TalaTala, BhutanTala, Bhutan is a town in Chukha District in southwestern Bhutan known for the Tala Hydroelectricity Project....
- Tamji
- Tangsebi
- TaripeTaripe-External links:*...
- Tashichho Dzong
- Tashtanje
- TenduTenduTendu means "stretched" or "pulled" in French. It also may refer to:* Tendu, Indre, a commune in France* tendu, local name of the tree Diospyros melanoxylon * battement tendu, a dance or ballet movement...
- Thebong
- ThimphuThimphuThimphu also spelt Thimpu, is the capital and largest city of Bhutan. It is situated in the western central part of Bhutan and the surrounding valley is one of Bhutan's dzongkhags, the Thimphu District. The city became the capital of Bhutan in 1961...
- Thode
- ThrimshingThrimshingThrimshing is a town in Trashigang District in eastern Bhutan.-External links:*...
- Thumgaon
- Thunkar
- Tima
- TobrangTobrang-External links:*...
- Tongla KengaTongla Kenga-External links:*...
- TormoshangsaTormoshangsa-External links:*...
- TosumaniTosumani-External links:*...
- TrashigangTrashigangTrashigang District is Bhutan's easternmost dzongkhag .-Culture:...
- Trashiyangtse
- Trongsa DzongTrongsa DzongTrongsa Dzong is the largest dzong fortress in Bhutan, located in Trongsa in Trongsa district, in the centre of the country. Built on a spur overlooking the gorge of the Mangde River, a temple was first established at the location in 1543 by the Drukpa lama, Ngagi Wangchuk son of Ngawang Chhojey...
- Tsangka
- TshalunangTshalunangTshalunang is a village in central-western Bhutan. It is located 4 miles from the capital of Thimphu but is situated in Paro District. It lies at an altitude of 2388 metres ....
- Tse KangTse Kang-External links:*...
- Tungka La
- Ura
- Usak
- WangchuklingWangchukling-External links:*...
- Wangdue PhodrangWangdue PhodrangWangdue Phodrang District is a dzongkhag of central Bhutan. This is also the name of the dzong which dominates the district, and the name of the small market town outside the gates of the dzong...
- YalangYalang-External links:*...
- YuwakYuwakYuwak is a village in central-western Bhutan. It is located north-east of the capital Thimphu in Thimphu District. It lies at an altitude of 1390 metres ....