Subdistricts of Bhutan

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Bhutan is divided into 201 gewogs and 61 towns, according to Samuel Villavicencio, who found census data on the website for Bhutan's 2005 census . He has provided me with the figures below.

DivisionTypeHASCPopulationArea(km.²)
AthanggBT.WP.AT808785
AutshotBT.LH.AU301
BalamgBT.MO.BL1,09228
BaragBT.SM.BA3,403195
BardogBT.SG.BD1,997210
BarpgBT.TM.BP3,32626
BarshonggBT.CR.BR75921
BartsamgBT.TA.BS1,80735
BatbalathangtBT.BU.BB221
BetenigBT.CR.BT1,203171
BhalujhoragBT.CK.BL7,31069
BhurgBT.GE.BH1,51755
BidunggBT.TA.BD1,92948
BirugBT.SM.BI3,02650
BjachhogBT.CK.BC3,583141
BjeegBT.HA.BJ2,901830
BjenagBT.WP.BJ2,110178
BjokagBT.SG.BJ949196
BondeytBT.PR.BD570
BongogBT.CK.BO6,870397
BumdelinggBT.TY.BD1,9881,025
ChaligBT.MO.CL1,62020
ChamkhartBT.BU.CM1,617
ChanggBT.TM.CH3,137196
ChapchagBT.CK.CP3,248113
ChargharygBT.SM.CR3,15539
ChaskhargBT.MO.CK2,37651
ChengmarigBT.SM.CM3,877112
ChhoekorgBT.BU.CK4,5531,649
ChhukhatBT.CK.CK2,855
ChimonggBT.PM.CM74942
ChongshinggBT.PM.CS93430
ChubagBT.PN.CH1,99190
ChumeygBT.BU.CU3,591404
ChuzarganggBT.GE.CZ2,42657
DagagBT.WP.DG1,347344
DagatBT.DA.DA1,146
DagalagBT.TM.DG1,497101
DagapelatBT.DA.DP145
DalagBT.CK.DG8,566135
DalatBT.CK.DT1,652
DamphutBT.CR.DM1,666
DangchugBT.WP.DC1,299171
DechhelinggBT.SJ.DH2,072155
DekilinggBT.GE.DK3,835121
DekilingtBT.BU.DK1,045
DenchukhagBT.SM.DC1,441122
DeoraligBT.GE.DR1,315113
DeothangtBT.SJ.DT2,644
DogargBT.PR.DG2,273106
DorokhagBT.SM.DK4,419103
DoronagBT.DA.DO754131
DotenggBT.PR.DT1,149193
DovangBT.GE.DV2,064251
DraktenggBT.TO.DT2,69785
DramitsegBT.MO.DG3,36982
DramitsetBT.MO.DT541
DreponggBT.MO.DP1,09452
DrujeganggBT.DA.DJ2,12157
DrujegangtBT.DA.DT552
DuksumtBT.TY.DS283
DumtoegBT.SM.DT1,839118
DunglaganggBT.CR.DG1,13546
DungmingBT.PM.DM1,470123
DungnagBT.CK.DU731165
DzomigBT.PN.DZ1,35020
EusugBT.HA.EU2,57568
GangteygBT.WP.GT1,67750
GangzurgBT.LH.GZ2,690536
GasatBT.GA.GA402
Gasetsho GomgBT.WP.GG2,24129
Gasetsho WomgBT.WP.GW722208
GedutBT.CK.GD4,288
GelephugBT.GE.GG3,97553
GelephutBT.GE.GT9,199
GelinggBT.CK.GL1,856247
GeneygBT.TM.GN918144
GeonsharigBT.PN.GE62284
GesarlinggBT.DA.GS1,340154
GetenagBT.CK.GT903215
GhumaunaygBT.SM.GH2,80921
GomdhargBT.SJ.GD4,683122
GomtutBT.SM.GT4,254
GongduegBT.MO.GD1,329185
GosarlinggBT.CR.GS1,42810
GoshinggBT.SG.GS1,53399
GozhigBT.DA.GZ2,18726
GumagBT.PN.GU4,28834
GyelpozhingtBT.MO.GP2,291
HatBT.HA.HH2,495
HilleygBT.GE.HL2,517141
HungrelgBT.PR.HR2,0164
JakartBT.BU.JK772
JalkhartBT.BU.JL548
JamkhargBT.TY.JK1,22831
JareygBT.LH.JR1,143136
JigmechoelinggBT.GE.JM3,414472
JomotsangkhatBT.SJ.JM957
JurmeygBT.MO.JM1,44956
KabjigBT.PN.KA2,361210
KanagBT.DA.KN1,96483
KanglunggBT.TA.KG4,74963
KanglungtBT.TA.KT1,717
KangparagBT.TA.KP2,217342
KatshogBT.HA.KS1,11542
KawanggBT.TM.KW2,582307
KaynadangtBT.PM.KN69
KazhigBT.WP.KZ1,284623
KhalinggBT.TA.KH3,046155
KhalingtBT.TA.KL1,349
KhamdanggBT.TY.KD3,29745
KhameygBT.GA.KM906149
KhargBT.PM.KR1,846136
KhatoegBT.GA.KT166326
KhebisagBT.DA.KB1,21296
KhengkhargBT.MO.KK1,996100
KherigonpatBT.PM.KG141
KhomagBT.LH.KM1,819702
KhothakpatBT.PM.KT238
KhurutBT.PN.KH2,292
KikhorthanggBT.CR.KK2,86918
KorphugBT.TO.KP1,091288
KurtoegBT.LH.KT1,0051,074
LaherenigBT.SM.LH2,904221
LajabgBT.DA.LJ863109
LangchenphugBT.SJ.LC934215
LangogBT.PR.LA3,33649
LangthelgBT.TO.LT2,637508
LaurigBT.SJ.LR2,803277
LayagBT.GA.LY9491,066
LhamoizingkhagBT.GE.LG1,876105
LhamoizingkhatBT.GE.LT778
LhuentsetBT.LH.LH1,175
LimbugBT.PN.LI59725
LingmethangtBT.MO.LM819
LingzhigBT.TM.LZ495485
LogchinagBT.CK.LO2,67270
LumanggBT.TA.LM4,754103
LunanagBT.GA.LN6933,020
LungneygBT.PR.LU2,54360
MartshalagBT.SJ.MS3,022345
MayonagBT.SM.MY1,36098
MenbigBT.LH.MB2,52889
MendrelganggBT.CR.MG1,51016
MenjigBT.LH.MJ1,382138
MerakgBT.TA.MR1,621460
MetakhagBT.CK.MT539101
MetshogBT.LH.MT1,210217
MewanggBT.TM.MW4,743223
MonggargBT.MO.MG3,42178
MonggartBT.MO.MT3,502
MonglingtBT.PM.ML66
NahigBT.WP.NH82365
NainitalgBT.SM.NN1,53620
NajagBT.PR.NJ3,254152
NangkorgBT.SG.NK2,527494
NangkortBT.PM.NK672
NanglamtBT.SJ.NL1,018
NanonggBT.TA.NN2,35183
NarogBT.TM.NR189277
NganglagBT.SG.NG2,017213
NgatshanggBT.MO.NG2,10971
NichulagBT.GE.NI479139
NobdingtBT.WP.ND473
NorbuganggBT.SJ.NB2,982281
NubigBT.TO.NB2,451554
NyshogBT.WP.NS2,304116
OronggBT.SJ.OR6,136358
PanbangtBT.SG.PN379
PatalagBT.CR.PT1,352138
PemagatseltBT.PM.PM1,066
PemathanggBT.SJ.PM1,50467
PhangkhargBT.SG.PK1,367247
PhangyulgBT.WP.PY1,12733
PhobjigBT.WP.PJ1,929138
PhongmeygBT.TA.PM2,427108
PhuentsholinggBT.CK.PG5,183138
PhuentsholingtBT.CK.PT20,537
PhuentshothanggBT.SJ.PS2,751140
PhuntenchugBT.CR.PH1,157137
PugligBT.SM.PG5,057118
RadhigBT.TA.RD3,30329
RamjargBT.TY.RJ1,27522
RangjungtBT.TA.RJ633
RangthanglinggBT.CR.RT1,44725
ReserbootBT.TA.RB153
RuebisagBT.WP.RB1,709164
RurichutBT.WP.RR335
SaktenggBT.TA.SK2,072478
SalinggBT.MO.SL2,110479
SamargBT.HA.SR1,804362
SamdrupchoelingtBT.SJ.SC393
SamdrupjongkhartBT.SJ.SD5,952
SamkhargBT.TA.SM2,68191
SamranggBT.SJ.SM10647
SamtsegBT.SM.SG3,263103
SamtsetBT.SM.ST4,981
SarpangtBT.GE.SP2,619
SemjonggBT.CR.SJ1,31815
SephugBT.WP.SP2,0111,111
SershonggBT.GE.SS2,04562
SerthigBT.SJ.ST2,004305
ShabagBT.PR.SB4,07277
SharigBT.PR.SR3,18037
Shenga BjemigBT.PN.SH1,25769
SherimunggBT.MO.SR1,830300
ShingkhargBT.SG.SK1,546309
ShompangkhagBT.GE.SM1,13024
ShongphugBT.TA.SP3,46392
ShumargBT.PM.SM3,56897
SilambigBT.MO.SB1,458145
SinghigBT.GE.SN742232
SipsugBT.SM.SS3,17026
SipsutBT.SM.SU904
SoegBT.TM.SO183210
SombaykhagBT.HA.SB758444
SunkoshtBT.DA.SK115
TadinggBT.SM.TD4,115107
TaklaigBT.GE.TK72
TalogBT.PN.TA1,59431
TanggBT.BU.TA1,816511
TangsibjigBT.TO.TJ1,848372
TashidinggBT.DA.TD1,63639
TendugBT.SM.TN4,587132
ThangronggBT.MO.TR1,86368
ThedtshogBT.WP.TD2,22231
ThetshogBT.TY.TS2,12860
ThimphutBT.TM.TH79185
ThrimshinggBT.TA.TM2,43555
TingtibitBT.SG.TT675
ToepgBT.TM.TP2,42198
ToewanggBT.PN.TO1,363414
TongzhanggBT.TY.TZ1,55584
TrashigangtBT.TA.TR2,383
TronggBT.SG.TR3,314358
TrongsatBT.TO.TS2,695
TsakalinggBT.MO.TK1,59688
TsamanggBT.MO.TM1,204143
TsangkhagBT.DA.TK1,35237
TsendaganggBT.DA.TG1,72976
TsengkhargBT.LH.TS2,142130
TsentogBT.PR.TT5,253598
TshezagBT.DA.TZ1,106579
TsholingkhargBT.CR.TL1,67014
TshongduetBT.PR.TD2,362
TsimalakhatBT.CK.TL2,361
TsimashamtBT.CK.TS1,233
TsirangtoegBT.CR.TR1,15330
UmlinggBT.GE.UM1,546537
UragBT.BU.UR1,953267
UzoronggBT.TA.UZ3,148102
WamrongtBT.TA.WM581
WangchanggBT.PR.WC6,42534
WangduetBT.WP.WD6,714
YalanggBT.TY.YL1,705102
YalangtBT.PM.YL35
YangnyergBT.TA.YN2,31572
YangtsegBT.TY.YG1,546274
YangtsetBT.TY.YT2,735
YurunggBT.PM.YR1,31328
ZhemgangtBT.SG.ZH2,332
ZobelgBT.PM.ZB1,69762

 

According to the Secondary Administrative Level Boundaries project (http://www3.who.int/whosis/gis/salb/salb_coding.htm, dead link), some of Bhutan's districts are divided into dungkhags (subdistricts); some are only partly subdivided, so that there is also territory that is part of the district but not in any subdistrict (indicated as "(rest)" below); and some have no secondary administrative level (reported below as if they were a subdistrict with the same name as the district). I don't have any information to indicate which gewogs belong to which subdistricts.

SubdistrictHASC
BhangtarBT.SJ.BH
BumthangBT.BU.BM
Chhukha (rest)BT.CK.CH
DaganaBT.DA.DG
DaifamBT.SJ.DF
DorokhaBT.SM.DR
GasaBT.GA.GS
GelephuBT.GE.GP
HaaBT.HA.HA
Lhamoi ZingkhaBT.GE.LZ
LhuentseBT.LH.LT
Lingshi DungkhagBT.TM.LD
MongarBT.MO.MO
NganglamBT.SJ.NG
PanbangBT.SG.PB
ParoBT.PR.PR
Pema GatshelBT.PM.PG
Phuentsholing Dungkhag BT.CK.PD
PunakhaBT.PN.PK
SaktengBT.TA.ST
Samdrup Jongkhar (rest)BT.SJ.SJ
Samtse (rest)BT.SM.SM
SipsuBT.SM.SP
Thimphu (rest)BT.TM.TM
ThrimshingBT.TA.TH
Trashi YangtseBT.TY.TY
Trashigang (rest)BT.TA.TG
TrongsaBT.TO.TR
TsirangBT.CR.TS
WamrongBT.TA.WR
Wangdue PhodrangBT.WP.WP
Zhemgang (rest)BT.SG.ZG

Other names of subdivisions:

  1. Bara: Bangra (variant)
  2. Barp: Bapisa (variant)
  3. Bhalujhora: Bhalujhora (Sampheling) (variant)
  4. Bjee: Bji (variant)
  5. Chali: Chhali (variant)
  6. Chapcha: Chapchha (variant)
  7. Charghary: Chargharay (variant)
  8. Chhoekor: Chhoekhor, Chokhor (variant)
  9. Chimong: Chhimung (variant)
  10. Chuba: Chhubu (variant)
  11. Chumey: Chhume (variant)
  12. Chuzargang: Chhuzargang (variant)
  13. Dala: Darla (variant)
  14. Dangchu: Dangchhu (variant)
  15. Dechheling: Dechhenling (variant)
  16. Denchukha: Denchhukha (variant)
  17. Dogar: Doga (variant)
  18. Dovan: Doban (variant)
  19. Drakteng: Dragteng (variant)
  20. Dramitse: Drametse (variant)
  21. Drepong: Drepung (variant)
  22. Drujegang: Drukgyalgang (variant)
  23. Dumtoe: Dungtoe (variant)
  24. Dungmin: Dungme (variant)
  25. Dzomi: Dzoma (variant)
  26. Eusu: Uesu (variant)
  27. Gangtey: Gangte (variant)
  28. Gasetsho Gom : Gase Tshogom (variant)
  29. Gasetsho Wom : Gase Tshowom (variant)
  30. Geling: Geyling (variant)
  31. Geney: Genye (variant)
  32. Gesarling: Gaserling, (Emerey) (variant)
  33. Getena: Getana (variant)
  34. Ghumaunay: Ugyentse (variant)
  35. Gomdhar: Gomdar (variant)
  36. Gosarling: Gosaling (variant)
  37. Gozhi: Gozhing, Goshi (variant)
  38. Hilley: Hiley (variant)
  39. Jarey: Jaray (variant)
  40. Kabji: Kabjisa (variant)
  41. Khamey: Goenkhamae (variant)
  42. Khatoe: Goenkhatoe (variant)
  43. Khebisa: Khipisa (variant)
  44. Khengkhar: Kengkhar (variant)
  45. Lahereni: Namgaye Chholing (variant)
  46. Lango: Lamgong (variant)
  47. Langthel: Langthil (variant)
  48. Lauri: Shingkhar Lauri (variant)
  49. Lhamoizingkha: Lhamoy Zingkha, Lamoizingkha (variant)
  50. Limbu: Lingmukha (variant)
  51. Logchina: Lokchina (variant)
  52. Lungney: Lungnyi (variant)
  53. Mendrelgang: Mendregang (variant)
  54. Menji: Minjay (variant)
  55. Metakha: Metap, Metekha (variant)
  56. Monggar: Mongar (variant)
  57. Nainital: Yoeseltse (variant)
  58. Nysho: Nyisho (variant)
  59. Patala: Patale (variant)
  60. Pemathang: Pemethang (variant)
  61. Phangyul: Phangyuel (variant)
  62. Phongmey: Phongme (variant)
  63. Phuentshothang: Phuntshothang (variant)
  64. Phuntenchu: Phuentenchhu (variant)
  65. Pugli: Pagli (variant)
  66. Radhi: Radi (variant)
  67. Ruebisa: Ruepisa (variant)
  68. Saling: Saleng (variant)
  69. Samar: Sama (variant)
  70. Sershong: Serzhong (variant)
  71. Serthi: Serthig (variant)
  72. Shaba: Shapa (variant)
  73. Shari: Dopshari (variant)
  74. Shenga Bjemi: Shengana (variant)
  75. Sherimung: Sherigmuhung (variant)
  76. Shumar: Shumer (variant)
  77. Sombaykha: Songbay (variant)
  78. Tashiding: Trashiding (variant)
  79. Tendu: Tendruk (variant)
  80. Thetsho: Toetsho (variant)
  81. Toep: Toepisa (variant)
  82. Tongzhang: Tongmijangsa (variant)
  83. Tsendagang: Suntoley (variant)
  84. Tsheza: Tseza (variant)
  85. Uzorong: Udzorong (variant)
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