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.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | district ⓘ |
| borders |
Dagana District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Haa District NERFINISHED ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ Paro District NERFINISHED ⓘ Punakha District NERFINISHED ⓘ Samtse District NERFINISHED ⓘ Thimphu District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributesTo | Bhutan’s electricity exports to India ⓘ |
| country | Bhutan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Dzongkhag Administration Chukha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAdministrativeCenter | Phuentsholing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBorderStateInIndia |
Assam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBorderTown | Phuentsholing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate |
subtropical in lower valleys
ⓘ
temperate in higher elevations ⓘ |
| hasDzong | Chukha Dzong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
cross-border trade with India
ⓘ
hydropower generation ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup |
Lhotshampa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ngalop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHydropowerProject |
Basochhu Hydropower Plant
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chukha Hydropower Plant NERFINISHED ⓘ Tala Hydroelectric Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasImportantInfrastructure |
Phuentsholing–Thimphu highway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
hydropower transmission lines ⓘ |
| hasMajorTown |
Dala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gedu NERFINISHED ⓘ Phuentsholing NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsimasham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRiver |
Amochu River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wangchu River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
major hydropower projects
ⓘ
strategic location near the Indian border ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southwestern Bhutan ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange | Himalayas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Dzongkha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Chukha Dzongkhag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfRegion | western Bhutan ⓘ |
| playsRoleIn | Bhutanese economy ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | Bhutan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Bhutan Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesScript | Tibetan script (for Dzongkha) ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +06:00 ⓘ |
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