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Bumthang
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English
Bumthang District
Bumthang District
Etymology
Borrowed from en dz བུམ་ཐང bum thang.
Proper noun
en district c/Bhutan, in the central part of the country.
en December 11, 2009 Bumthang Bhutan Cultural Atlas https://web.archive.org/web/20230927011619/https://bca.clcs.edu.bt/2009/12/bumthang/ https://bca.clcs.edu.bt/2009/12/bumthang/ With a surface area of 2715 sq. km and 16,116 inhabitants, Bumthang is today one of the districts of Bhutan with its administrative headquarters located in Jakar (also spelled Byakar but always pronounced Jakar).
en June 25, 2021 Gopal Sharma; Rupam Jain Bhutan king treks across mountains to hold down COVID-19 fatality count Reuters https://web.archive.org/web/20210625084023/https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/bhutan-king-treks-across-mountains-hold-down-covid-19-fatality-count-2021-06-25/ https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/bhutan-king-treks-across-mountains-hold-down-covid-19-fatality-count-2021-06-25/ Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck visits a group of Desuups training at Carpentry Edelweiss during his visit to remote villages to oversee measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bumthang, Bhutan.
A region of central Bhutan comprising the valleys of Chhume, Chhoekhor, Tang and Ura.
en December 11, 2009 Bumthang Bhutan Cultural Atlas https://web.archive.org/web/20230927011619/https://bca.clcs.edu.bt/2009/12/bumthang/ https://bca.clcs.edu.bt/2009/12/bumthang/ Bumthang is the name given to the area encompassing four valleys: Chhume, Chhoekhor, Tang and Ura.