Bhutanese districts, found on the map
Learn all twenty dzongkhags, from Haa and Paro to Bumthang, Trashigang and Samdrup Jongkhar.
20 to find, 8 a run.
3 rounds, 6 of 8 to pass each. Pass one and its places are yours.
Every one on the map
Every place listed below can be asked in this game. Places you find in a passed round drop out of your remaining pool.
- Bumthang
- Chhukha
- Dagana
- Gasa
- Haa
- Lhuentse
- Mongar
- Paro
- Pemagatshel
- Punakha
- Samdrup Jongkhar
- Samtse
- Sarpang
- Thimphu
- Trashigang
- Trashiyangtse
- Trongsa
- Tsirang
- Wangdue Phodrang
- Zhemgang
What the map tells you about each one
The paragraph the game shows when you find each one. Reading them first is not cheating.
- Paro
- Paro district contains the international airport, Rinpung Dzong and the cliffside Taktsang monastery. It is separate from neighbouring Thimphu.
- Chhukha
- Chhukha district links the western highlands with Phuntsholing on the Indian frontier. Hydropower and the road to the border shape its economy.
- Haa
- Haa district occupies a western mountain valley. Its town is reached from Paro across Chele La or by roads farther south.
- Samtse
- Samtse district follows the southwestern foothills beside India. Its warmer lowlands contrast with the high mountain districts of the north.
- Thimphu
- Thimphu district includes the national capital and high mountain country to its north. The city and the district are related but different geographic units.
- Punakha
- Punakha district follows the valleys of the Pho Chhu and Mo Chhu. Their meeting beside Punakha Dzong begins the Puna Tsang Chhu.
- Gasa
- Gasa is a sparsely populated high mountain district. Laya and the surrounding alpine landscapes form part of its distinctive geography.
- Wangdue Phodrang
- Wangdue Phodrang district includes its namesake town and the Phobjikha valley. The town is near the Puna Tsang Chhu; Phobjikha lies farther east at a higher elevation.
- Tsirang
- Tsirang district is centred on Damphu. Farms and settlements occupy hill country above the southern lowlands.
- Dagana
- Dagana district descends from forested hills towards the Indian frontier. Its district centre, Dagana, stands inland rather than on the border.
- Sarpang
- Sarpang district includes the southern towns of Sarpang and Gelephu. These foothill settlements connect the interior with Assam in India.
- Trongsa
- Trongsa occupies a central position around the Mangde Chhu. Its dzong historically controlled movement between eastern and western Bhutan.
- Bumthang
- Bumthang comprises several high valleys, including Chokhor around Jakar. Temples, farming and long-established religious traditions distinguish this central district.
- Zhemgang
- Zhemgang extends from hill settlements towards the subtropical forests of Royal Manas. It belongs to the central and southern river landscape.
- Trashigang
- Trashigang district contains an important eastern market town and the highland communities of Merak and Sakteng. Tshangla and other languages are spoken in the region.
- Mongar
- Mongar district spans steep eastern valleys. Its namesake town is a regional centre on the main east–west road.
- Pemagatshel
- Pemagatshel district occupies southeastern hill country. Its name and that of its administrative centre are also written Pema Gatshel.
- Lhuentse
- Lhuentse district follows the upper Kuri Chhu valley. Khoma is associated with intricate kishuthara weaving. The district is also spelled Lhuntse.
- Samdrup Jongkhar
- Samdrup Jongkhar is both a southeastern district and a border town. The town provides an important connection between eastern Bhutan and Assam.
- Trashiyangtse
- Trashiyangtse district contains Chorten Kora and the winter crane habitat around Bumdeling. It became a separate district in 1992; the source reference represents 2010.
How this one works
How many districts are on the map?
20. Every one of them is on the map, and a run asks 8 of them. Pass a round and the places you found in it drop out of the pool, so the next run is what you have left.
What is a round?
A run of 8 questions, and 6 right passes it. 3 rounds cover the whole map, and the counter at the top of the Bhutan page counts the ones behind you. Passing is what banks a round's finds: miss the mark and nothing is taken off the map, so every place that round asked about is still there to be asked again. A round is always the places you have not found yet, and when fewer than five are left it is topped up with a few you have found as review, so the last round is never one or two questions. Three quarters of it passes it.
Can I start the map over?
Yes. "Reset this map" under the counter puts all 20 back in the pool and sets the rounds to zero the moment you press it, so the whole map is there to be found again from nothing. It clears this map only; the other maps of Bhutan keep their progress.
Do I need an account?
No. The game plays in the page, and a guest's progress is kept in their own browser. Signing in carries it between devices and earns XP for a run.
What happens when I get one wrong?
The map names what you actually hit, then lights up the right answer in green and tells you something about the place. Missing one is how most of this map gets learned.
The other maps of Bhutan
Israel has the same map in Districts of Israel. Libya has the same map in Districts of Libya. Monaco has the same map in District locations. Portugal has the same map in Portuguese districts. Suriname has the same map in Surinamese districts. All three together on the Bhutan atlas page, the country itself on the Bhutan guide, and the other two hundred on the world map.