# Tsirang District

26°55′N 90°5′E﻿ / ﻿26.917°N 90.083°E﻿ / 26.917; 90.083
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.

## Languages

The dominant language in Tsirang is Nepali, but it can be partially different from those spoken in Nepal, spoken by the heterogeneous Lhotshampa like Bhujel, Magar, Tamang, Gurung, Limbu, Rai, etc. In the north of Tsirang, Dzongkha, the national language, is also spoken.

## Administrative divisions

Tsirang District is divided into twelve village blocks (or gewogs):
* Gairigaon/Barshong Gewog
* Dunglegang Gewog
* Gosarling Gewog
* Kikhorthang Gewog
* Lamidara/Mendrelgang Gewog
* Bataney/Patshaling Gewog
* Phutenchhu Gewog
* Rangthangling Gewog
* Semjong Gewog
* Sergithang Gewog
* Tsholingkhar Gewog
* Tsirangtoe Gewog

## Geography

Tsirang covers a total area of 639 sq km. 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.

## Education

(As at 2018) Tsirang has two Central Schools (which operate at a level higher than 'Lower Secondary'): Tsirangtoed CS and Damphu Central School

## 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 ||||||||||||||