Samtse

Samtse (older spelling Samchi), is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan.

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Historically, Samstse was sparsely populated as the mountain-dwelling Bhutanese considered the low-lying district to be prone to tropical disease. During the early 20th century the district experienced a large influx of Nepalese who were invited to the area to assist in forest-clearing. Overall the district population has recently been increasing, and there presently is a housing shortage in Samtse as reported by Kuensel.

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...

Tropical disease: Tropical diseases are infectious diseases that either occur uniquely in tropical and subtropical regions (which is rare) or, more commonly, are either more widespread in the tropics or more difficult to prevent or control....