National Statistics Bureau - Gross National Happiness Commission

TABLE 5.2: PERCENTAGE OF AREA BY DZONGKHAG, BY TYPE OF LAND COVER, BHUTAN, 1995
(percent)
Dzongkhag Forest Pasture Agriculture Horticul-
Settle-
Others
Total
ture
ment
area
Bumthang
4.5
0.6
0.1
0.0
0.0
1.6
6.8
Chhukha
3.9
0.1
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.1
4.5
Dagana
2.8
0.0
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.1
3.5
Gasa
3.6
0.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.8
11.0
Ha
3.4
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.5
4.3
Lhuentse
5.4
0.2
0.3
0.0
0.0
1.2
7.2
Monggar
4.3
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.9
Punakha
2.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
2.4
Paro
2.1
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.7
3.2
Pemagatshel
0.7
0.0
0.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.3
Samdrup Jongkhar
4.5
0.0
1.1
0.0
0.0
0.2
5.8
Samtse
3.2
0.0
0.6
0.0
0.0
0.1
3.9
Sarpang
4.8
0.0
0.7
0.0
0.0
0.2
5.7
Thimphu
2.7
0.8
0.1
0.0
0.0
1.2
4.8
Trashigang
4.5
0.3
0.8
0.0
0.0
0.1
5.7
Trashi Yangtse
2.7
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.4
3.6
Trongsa
3.9
0.2
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.1
4.5
Tsirang
1.2
0.0
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.6
Wangdue Phodrang
7.4
0.4
0.2
0.0
0.0
2.1
10.0
Zhemgang
4.6
0.0
0.6
0.0
0.0
0.1
5.3
Bhutan
72.5
3.9
7.7
0.0
0.0
15.7
100
Source:PPD,Ministry of Agriculture, Thimphu.
TABLE 5.3: ALTITUDE ZONES OF DZONGKHAGS AS PERCENTAGE OF THEIR TOTAL AREA,
BHUTAN, 1995
(percent)
Altitude at
Altitude zones (metres)
Total
Dzongkhag
Dzongkhag
centre(metres)
0-600 600-
1200
1200-
1800
1800-
2400
2400-
3000
3000-
3600
0-3600
Bumthang
2,690
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.4
10.6
26.2
37
Chhukha
2,220
7.7
17.2
20.8
20.4
18.7
11.8
97
Dagana
1,520
4.0
15.7
22.0
24.3
20.7
8.7
95
Gasa
3,695
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.9
2.5
4.8
8
Ha
2,712
0.0
0.8
3.6
7.3
16.1
24.0
52
Lhuentse
1,460
0.0
0.9
6.8
14.3
19.6
17.0
59
Monggar
1,620
3.1
17.9
27.1
23.3
16.0
11.2
99
Paro
2,280
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.3
25.3
24.8
56
Pemagatshel
1,200
7.9
39.0
39.7
13.2
0.2
0.0
100
Punakha
1,220
0.0
0.0
17.8
26.5
21.8
15.5
82
Samdrup Jongkhar
160
25.6
27.6
23.1
14.4
6.5
2.4
100
Samtse
390
17.0
25.5
24.3
18.8
11.0
2.5
99
Sarpang
210
31.1
29.4
21.1
14.6
2.9
0.7
100
Thimphu
2,320
0.0
0.0
1.0
5.0
16.3
18.8
41
Trashigang
1,040
0.2
4.9
15.8
22.2
20.6
18.0
82
Trashi Yangtse
1,830
0.0
2.3
6.7
16.5
23.4
18.8
68
Trongsa
2,180
0.0
2.9
10.4
19.5
28.8
21.2
83
Tsirang
1,620
7.3
31.4
30.1
19.8
7.6
3.2
99
Wangdue Phodrang
1,260
0.1
3.0
9.0
13.5
17.8
19.2
63
Zhemgang
1,916
9.5
27.1
28.0
17.9
9.7
5.1
97
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