Samdrup Jongkhar District
Samdrup Jongkhar District is one of the 20 dzongkhags comprising Bhutan. The dominant languages of the district are Tshangla in the north and west, and Nepali in the east.Samdrup Jongkhar District is divided into eleven village groups :
- Dewathang Gewog
- Gomdar Gewog
- Langchenphu Gewog
- Lauri Gewog
- Martshala Gewog
- Orong Gewog
- Pemathang Gewog
- Phuntshothang Gewog
- Samrang Gewog
- Serthi Gewog
- Wangphu Gewog
Protected areas
contains protected areas. Southeastern Samdrup Jongkhar District contains Khaling Wildlife Sanctuary, which is connected via biological corridors to Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary to the north and Royal Manas National Park to the west. A small portion of northern Lauri Gewog is part of the Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary.
