Punakha District

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Location of Punakha dzongkhag within Bhutan

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

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.

The Mo Chhu flowing alongside Punakha Dzong

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

Punakha is divided into nine gewogs:

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

Districts of Bhutan
Bumthang | Chukha | Dagana | Gasa | Haa | Lhuntse | Mongar | Paro | Pemagatshel | Punakha | Samdrup Jongkhar | Samtse | Sarpang | Thimphu | Trashigang | Trashiyangste | Trongsa | Tsirang | Wangdue Phodrang | Zhemgang

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