Environment
Most of Bumthang is part of Bhutan's extensive protected areas network. The northern two-thirds of the district (Chhoekhor, Tang Gewogs) belong to Wangchuck Centennial Park, buffered by pockets of biological corridors. Southern Bumthang (Chhumig, Tang, Ura Gewogs) is part of another protected area, Thrumshingla National Park.
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