Mongar District

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Coordinates: 27°10′N 91°10′E / 27.167°N 91.167°E / 27.167; 91.167

Mongarམོང་སྒར་རྫོང་ཁག་ is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan. Mongar is the fastest-developing dzongkhag in eastern Bhutan. A regional hospital is under construction and the region is bustling with many economic activities. Mongar is noted for its lemon grass, a plant that can be used to produce an essential oil. It also has a hydropower plant on the Kuri Chhu river.

Mongar is divided into 16 gewogs:

• Balam Gewog
• Chaskhar Gewog
• Chhali Gewog
• Drametse Gewog
• Drepung Gewog
• Gongdue Gewog
• Jurmey Gewog
• Kengkhar Gewog
• Mongar Gewog
• Ngatshang Gewog
• Saleng ggwog
• Sherimung Gewog
• Silambi Gewog
• Thangrong Gewog
• Tsakaling Gewog
• Tsamang Gewog

See also: Districts of Bhutan

v • d • e Districts of Bhutan grouped by zones Central Dagana · Gasa · Punakha · Tsirang · Wangdue Phodrang Southern Bumthang · Sarpang · Trongsa · Zhemgang Western Chukha · Haa · Paro · Samtse · Thimphu Eastern Lhuntse · Mongar · Pemagatshel  · Samdrup Jongkhar · Trashigang · Trashiyangtse

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