Dagana

Dagana (also spelled Dhakana, previously known as Daga) is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan.

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Legend has it that the people of Dagana was a lawless bunch in the 17th century, and that the Shabdrung had to send in soldiers to gain control over the dzongkha.

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Dagana itself is divided into eleven gewogs:

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• Dorona Gewog
• Drujegang Gewog
• Gesarling Gewog
• Goshi Gewog
• Kana Gewog
• Khebisa Gewog
• Lajab Gewog
• Tashiding Gewog
• Tsangkha Gewog
• Tsendagana Gewog
• Tseza Gewog
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Dzongkhag: A dzongkhag () is the name for a district of Bhutan in the Dzongkha language. 20 dzongkhags of Bhutan are further divided into 205 gewogs. Some of the bigger dzongkhags have one or more of an intermediate division known as the dungkhag (sub-district) along with its gewogs, which is again further div...

Bhutan: The Kingdom of Bhutan ( ) is a landlocked nation in the Himalaya Mountains, sandwiched between India and the People's Republic of China in South Asia. The local name for the country is Druk Yul. It is also called Druk Tsendhen (land of the thunder dragon), because the thunder there is said to be the...