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Trongsa, previously Tongsa, is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan. Traditionally, the King of Bhutan first becomes Penlop (governor) of Trongsa before being named Crown Prince and eventually King. Bhutan is divided into 20 districts (dzongkhag, singular and plural): Bumthang Chukha (old spelling Chhukha) Dagana Gasa Haa Lhuntse (old spelling Lhuntshi) Mongar Paro Pemagatshel (old spelling Pemagatsel) Punakha Samdrup Jongkhar Samtse (old spelling Samchi) Sarpang Thimphu Trashigang (old spelling Tashigang) Trashiyangste Trongsa (old spelling Tongsa) Tsirang (old spelling Chirang... The word king has many meanings: For the head of state, see Monarch. ... A governor is also a device that regulates the speed of a machine. ...


See also: districts of Bhutan Bhutan is divided into 20 districts (dzongkhag, singular and plural): Bumthang Chukha (old spelling Chhukha) Dagana Gasa Haa Lhuntse (old spelling Lhuntshi) Mongar Paro Pemagatshel (old spelling Pemagatsel) Punakha Samdrup Jongkhar Samtse (old spelling Samchi) Sarpang Thimphu Trashigang (old spelling Tashigang) Trashiyangste Trongsa (old spelling Tongsa) Tsirang (old spelling Chirang...



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Bumthang | Chukha | Dagana | Gasa | Haa | Lhuntse | Mongar | Paro | Pemagatshel | Punakha |

Samdrup Jongkhar | Samtse | Sarpang | Thimphu | Trashigang | Trashiyangste | Trongsa | Tsirang | Wangdue Phodrang | Zhemgang Bhutan is divided into 20 districts (dzongkhag, singular and plural): Bumthang Chukha (old spelling Chhukha) Dagana Gasa Haa Lhuntse (old spelling Lhuntshi) Mongar Paro Pemagatshel (old spelling Pemagatsel) Punakha Samdrup Jongkhar Samtse (old spelling Samchi) Sarpang Thimphu Trashigang (old spelling Tashigang) Trashiyangste Trongsa (old spelling Tongsa) Tsirang (old spelling Chirang... General info: Large flag of Bhutan Dimensions: 453x302 pixels Source: Image originally derived from the public domain flags of the CIA World Factbook License: originally public domain, modifications under GFDL Most of the flags have had their colours improved and many have been resized to the proper ratios. ... Bumthang is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan. ... Chukha, previously Chhukha, is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan. ... Dagana is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan. ... Gasa is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan. ... Haa (alternative spelling Ha) is one of the 20 dzongkhag or districts comprising Bhutan. ... Lhuntse, previously Lhuntshi, is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan. ... Mongar is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan. ... Paro is the name of a city and a valley in the kingdom of Bhutan. ... Pemagatshel, previously Pemagatsel, is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan. ... Punakha is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan. ... Samdrup Jongkhar is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan. ... Samtse, previously Samchi, is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan. ... Sarpang is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan. ... Thimphu (ཐིམ་ཕུ་), estimated population 50,000 (2003), is the capital of Bhutan and its largest population centre. ... Trashigang, also spelled Tashigang, is Bhutans easternmost district. ... Trashiyangste is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan. ... Tsirang, previously Chirang, is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan. ... Wangdue Phodrang (previously spelled Wangdi Phodrang) is a dzongkhag (i. ... Zhemgang, previously Shemgang, is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan. ...


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The Crown Prince of Bhutan normally holds the position of the Tongsa Penlop prior to ascending the throne, including the present King who was appointed Penlop in 1972, shortly before his succession to the throne.
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Both Ugyen Wangchuck, the Penlop of Tongsa who was elected the nation's first hereditary monarch, and his successor King Jigme Wahchuck, ruled the country from this ancient seat.
All four Kings have held the post of Tongsa Penlop prior ro being officially crowned, including the present king who was appointed Penlop in 1972, shortly before his succession to the throne.
Because of its highly strategic position on the only connecting route between the eastern and western sectors of the central region, the Tongsa Penlop was able effectively to control the whole of the east for many centuries, even when civil war was ranging in the west.
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