page_title: Haa District
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Haa District / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: Wangchuk Lo Dzong, Haa, Bhutan (also referred to as Haa Dzong). Built by Kazi Ugyen Dorje, the Drungpa of Haa, in 1913. The central building contains a shrine looked after by caretaker monks, the rest of the complex currently houses army offices.
context_page_description: Haa District is one of the 20 dzongkhag or districts comprising Bhutan. Per the 2017 census, the population of Haa dzongkhag was 13,655 in 2,952 households making it the second least populated dzongkhag in Bhutan after Gasa. The dominant language of the district is Dzongkha, the national language.
  Haa's major feature is the Haa Valley, a steep north-south valley with a narrow floor. The name Haa, as well as the more ancient name Has, connotes esoteric hiddenness. An alternative name for the district is "Hidden-Land Rice Valley."
  The Haa chhu flows through the valley. The river is stemmed from Mount Jomolhari.
context_section_description: Haa District lies along the western border of Bhutan. To the northwest it is bounded by the Tibet. To the southwest it is bounded by Samtse District, to the southeast by Chukha District, and to the northeast by Paro District.
caption: Haa Dzong, March, 2011
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