Tsirang District
District of Bhutan
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Tsirang District (Dzongkha: རྩི་རང་རྫོང་ཁག།; Wylie: tsi-rang rdzong-khag; previously Chirang) is one of the 20 dzongkhags (districts) of Bhutan. The administrative center of the district is Damphu.
Tsirang is noted for its gentle slopes and mild climates. The dzongkhag is also noted for its rich biodiversity; however, it is one of the few dzongkhags without a protected area. One of Bhutan's longest rivers, the Punatsang Chhu or Sankosh River flows through the district. It is the main district where the Lhotshampa resides. It has many beautiful places such as Rigsum Pemai Dumra, Pemachoeling Heritage Forest, Tsirang Namgyel Chholing Dratshang, and Nye.[2]
Languages
Administrative divisions
Geography
Tsirang covers a total area of 639 sq km.[4] The northernmost reaches of Tsirang District (the gewogs of Phutenchhu and Sergithang) lie within Jigme Singye Wangchuck National Park, one of the protected areas of Bhutan.[5][3]
Education
Currently Tsirang District has three Central Schools (which operate at a level higher than 'Lower Secondary'): Tsirangtoed Central School, Mendrelgang Central School and Damphu Central School[6][7]
Climate
| Climate data for Damphu, Tsirang District, elevation 1,520 m (4,990 ft), (1996–2017 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.5 (68.9) |
22.0 (71.6) |
25.0 (77.0) |
27.5 (81.5) |
28.0 (82.4) |
28.0 (82.4) |
28.5 (83.3) |
29.5 (85.1) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.5 (83.3) |
25.0 (77.0) |
22.5 (72.5) |
29.5 (85.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 14.4 (57.9) |
16.0 (60.8) |
18.9 (66.0) |
21.1 (70.0) |
22.6 (72.7) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.5 (74.3) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.5 (74.3) |
22.0 (71.6) |
19.2 (66.6) |
16.3 (61.3) |
20.4 (68.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.6 (49.3) |
11.3 (52.3) |
14.4 (57.9) |
17.3 (63.1) |
19.4 (66.9) |
20.9 (69.6) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.5 (70.7) |
20.7 (69.3) |
17.9 (64.2) |
14.4 (57.9) |
11.3 (52.3) |
16.7 (62.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.7 (40.5) |
6.6 (43.9) |
9.8 (49.6) |
13.4 (56.1) |
16.2 (61.2) |
18.4 (65.1) |
19.1 (66.4) |
18.9 (66.0) |
17.8 (64.0) |
13.8 (56.8) |
9.5 (49.1) |
6.3 (43.3) |
12.9 (55.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 0.5 (32.9) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
3.0 (37.4) |
7.0 (44.6) |
10.5 (50.9) |
12.5 (54.5) |
13.5 (56.3) |
13.8 (56.8) |
13.5 (56.3) |
6.5 (43.7) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 9.2 (0.36) |
15.2 (0.60) |
39.5 (1.56) |
69.9 (2.75) |
120.9 (4.76) |
312.2 (12.29) |
460.6 (18.13) |
341.0 (13.43) |
207.1 (8.15) |
106.4 (4.19) |
1.8 (0.07) |
5.0 (0.20) |
1,688.8 (66.49) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 73.4 | 74.0 | 71.3 | 75.8 | 82.3 | 88.0 | 90.8 | 89.0 | 86.0 | 79.4 | 75.9 | 73.4 | 79.9 |
| Source: National Center for Hydrology and Meteorology[8] | |||||||||||||