Samtse District
Samtse District
བསམ་རྩེ་རྫོང་ཁག། | |
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Map of Samtse district in Bhutan | |
| Country | Bhutan |
| Headquarters | Samtse |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,305 km2 (504 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 62,590 |
| • Density | 47.96/km2 (124.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BTT) |
| HDI (2019) | 0.620 medium · 9th |
| Website | www |
Samtse District (Dzongkha: བསམ་རྩེ་རྫོང་ཁག།; Wylie: Bsam-rtse rdzong-khag; older spelling "Samchi") is one of the 20 dzongkhags (districts) comprising Bhutan. It comprises two subdistricts (dungkhags): Tashicholing and Dophuchen. They are further subdivided into 15 gewogs (village blocks). The Samtse district covers a total area of 1304 km2. With a population of 62,590 individuals and a population density of 48 people per sq.km, Samtse is the third most populous and second most densely populated district in Bhutan.