Punakha

Punakha (སྤུ་ན་ཁ་) is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan.

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Punakha Dzong, the administrative and religious center of the district, is the winter home of Bhutan's Central Monk Body. Since the 1680's the dzong has also been the site of a continuous vigil over the earthly body of Shabdrung Ngawang_Namgyal, the founder of the country, which lies in a special chamber in the dzong.

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Punakha is bordered by Thimphu, Gasa, and Wangdue Phodrang dzongkhag.

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Punakha is divided into nine gewogs:

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• Chhubu Gewog
• Dzomo Gewog
• Goenshari Gewog
• Guma Gewog
• Kabjisa Gewog
• Lingmukha Gewog
• Shenga Bjime Gewog
• Talo Gewog
• Toewang Gewog

See also: Districts of Bhutan

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