page_title: Bumthang District
section_title: Economy
hierarchical_section_title: Bumthang District / Economy
caption_attribution_description: Kuje Lhakhang, in Bumthang valley, Bhutan
context_page_description: Bumthang District is one of the 20 dzongkhag comprising Bhutan. It is the most historic dzongkhag if the number of ancient temples and sacred sites is counted. Bumthang consists of the four mountain valleys of Ura, Chumey, Tang and Choekhor, although occasionally the entire district is referred to as Bumthang Valley.
  Bumthang directly translates as "beautiful field" – thang means field or flat place, and bum is said be an abbreviation of either bumpa, or simply bum. The name is said to have arisen after construction of Jambay Lhakhang.
context_section_description: Bumthang farms yield buckwheat, dairy products, honey, apples, potato, rice, woolen products and many other products. Bumthang is rich in producing wheat, buckwheat, dairy products and potatoes. Bumthang is also nationally famous for yatha and bumthna matha weaving.
caption: Kurje Lhakhang, Jakar
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