Mongar District

Location of Mongar District within Bhutan

Mongar District is one of the 20 districts in Bhutan. The administrative centre is Mongar.

Mongar is noted for its lemon grass, a plant that can be used to produce an essential oil. It also has a hydroelectric power-plant on the Kuri Chhu river. Parts of both the Thrumshingla National Park and Bumdeling Wildlife Sanctuary are in the district.

There are seventeen village blocks:

• Balam Gewog
• Chaskhar Gewog
• Chhali Gewog
• Drametse Gewog
• Drepung Gewog
• Gongdue Gewog
• Jurmey Gewog
• Kengkhar Gewog
• Mongar Gewog
• Narang Gewog
• Ngatshang Gewog
• Saleng Gewog
• Sherimung Gewog
• Silambi Gewog
• Thangrong Gewog
• Tsakaling Gewog
• Tsamang Gewog