Dungkhag

 ( Subdivisions Of Bhutan ) 

A dungkhag (་ drungkhak) is a sub-district of a dzongkhag (district) of Bhutan. The head of a dungkhag is a Dungpa. As of 2007, nine of the twenty dzongkhags had from one to three dungkhags, with sixteen dungkhags in total.

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History Under Bhutan's first government Act of decentralization, the Dzongkhag Yargay Tshogdu Chathrim of 2002 Dungpas were given a non-voting seat on the Dzongkhag Yargay Tshogdu. Under the Local Government Act of 2007, dungkhags provided general administration and coordination for two or more gewogs. As a result, some within a given district were directly subordinate to dungkhags while others are directly subordinate to . Dungkhag Administrations guided and supported their constituent Gewog Administrations and implemented the decisions of the Dzongkhag Tshogdu. Dungpas were administrative executives that reported directly to the Dzongkhag administration. The Dungpa was empowered to attend the meetings of the Gewog Tshogdes as a non-voting member.

In addition to administrative functions, were codified under the Judicial Act of 2007 and Constitution of 2008 as a court of first instance within the judicial system of Bhutan. These courts are subordinate to .

Under the Local Government Act of 2009, the administrative status of dungkhags is eschewed, and Dungpas are not specified to attend meetings of the Dzongkhag Tshogdu. The repeal of the Local Government Act of 2007 means that although dungkhags are no longer legal administrative divisions, they remain judicial and law enforcement jurisdictions under the Constitution.

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List of dungkhags The internal territorial divisions of Bhutan, including dungkhags and their constituent , are subject to alteration by the Government of Bhutan through creation, transfer, and merger. For example, in 2002, there were 199 gewogs in the 20 dzongkhags; by 2005, there were 205. In 2007, Lhamoizingkha Dungkhag was formally transferred from Sarpang District to Dagana District, affecting the town of Lhamoizingkha and three constituent gewogs – Lhamoizingkha, Deorali and Nichula (Zinchula) – that formed the westernmost part of Sarpang and became the southernmost part of Dagana. Such changes are reflected in the list below.

As of 2007, there were 16 dungkhags among nine of twenty Bhutanese .

Chukha District	1. Phuentsholing	Dala Gewog
		Logchina Gewog
		Phuentsholing
Dagana District
	2. Lhamoi Zingkha	Lhamoi Zingkha
		Deorali Gewog
		Nichula Gewog
Pema Gatshel	5. Nganglam	Dechenling Gewog
		Choekhorling
		Norbugang
Samdrup Jongkhar
	6. Jomotsangkha	Lauri Gewog
		Serthi Gewog
	7. Samdrup Choling	Pemathang Gewog
		Phuntshothang
Samtse District
	8. Dorokha	Denchukha Gewog
		Dorokha Gewog
		Dungtoe Gewog
	9. Tashi Choling	Bara Gewog
		Tendu Gewog
		Biru Gewog
		Lehereni Gewog
		Sipsu Gewog
Sarpang District	10. Gelephu	Bhur Gewog
		Gelephu Gewog
		Serzhong Gewog
		Taklai Gewog
Thimphu District	11. Lingzhi	Lingzhi Gewog
		Naro Gewog
		Soe Gewog
Trashigang	12. Sakteng	Merak Gewog
		Sakten Gewog
	13. Thrimshing	Kangpara Gewog
		Thrimshing Gewog
	14. Wamrong	Khaling Gewog
		Lumang Gewog
Zhemgang	15. Panbang	Bjoka Gewog
		Goshing Gewog
		Ngangla Gewog
		Phangkhar Gewog

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See also

• Dzongkhag (list)
• Gewog
• Chiwog
• Villages of Bhutan
• Dungkhag Court
• Local Government Act of Bhutan 2009

Categories: Subdivisions Of Bhutan, Types Of Administrative Division

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