Chukha District

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Chukha District is a southwestern district of Bhutan known for its strategic location near the Indian border and for hosting major hydropower projects that are vital to the country’s economy.

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Chukha District canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf district
borders Dagana District
Haa District
India
Paro District
Punakha District
Samtse District
Thimphu District
contributesTo Bhutan’s electricity exports to India
country Bhutan
governedBy Dzongkhag Administration Chukha
hasAdministrativeCenter Phuentsholing
hasBorderStateInIndia Assam
West Bengal
hasBorderTown Phuentsholing
hasClimate subtropical in lower valleys
temperate in higher elevations
hasDzong Chukha Dzong
hasEconomicActivity cross-border trade with India
hydropower generation
hasEthnicGroup Lhotshampa
Ngalop
hasHydropowerProject Basochhu Hydropower Plant
Chukha Hydropower Plant
Tala Hydroelectric Project
hasImportantInfrastructure Phuentsholing–Thimphu highway
hydropower transmission lines
hasMajorTown Dala
Gedu
Phuentsholing
Tsimasham
hasRiver Amochu River
Wangchu River
linked to: Wang Chhu River
knownFor major hydropower projects
strategic location near the Indian border
locatedIn southwestern Bhutan
locatedInMountainRange Himalayas
officialLanguage Dzongkha
partOf Chukha Dzongkhag
partOfRegion western Bhutan
playsRoleIn Bhutanese economy
subdivisionOf Bhutan
timeZone Bhutan Time
usesScript Tibetan script (for Dzongkha)
utcOffset +06:00

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Phuentsholing locatedIn Chukha District
Southern Bhutan containsDistrict Chukha District
subject linked to: southern Bhutan
Haa District bordersWith Chukha District
Paro District borders Chukha District
Wang Chhu River locatedIn Chukha District