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Sarpang District
Sarpang District (Dzongkha: སར་པང་རྫོང་ཁག) is one of the twenty dzongkhags of Bhutan, situated in the south-central part of the country along the Indian border. Known for its subtropical climate and lowland geography, Sarpang serves as a significant agricultural region and a gateway between highland Bhutan and the Indian plains.
Renaming of Places in Southern Bhutan
Between the 1950s and late 1990s, the Royal Government of Bhutan systematically renamed districts, towns, gewogs, and villages across southern Bhutan from their historical Nepali-origin names to Dzongkha names. Human rights organizations and refugee communities have characterized the renaming as part of a broader pattern of cultural erasure targeting the Lhotshampa population, while the Bhutanese government has framed parts of the process as linguistic standardization.
Sarpang Town
Sarpang is the administrative headquarters of Sarpang District in southern Bhutan. Located approximately 32 kilometres west of Gelephu in the subtropical lowlands, the town has served as a seat of governance for the southern region since the establishment of the Lhotsham Chichab office in 1955.
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