Bumthang Dzongkhag has four Gewogs, namely Chhoekor, Chumey, Tang and Ura located in four glacier valleys. Despite altitude constraints (2004-6000 m above the sea level), Bumthang is one of the prosperous Dzongkhags in the Country.
Favorable terrain conditions coupled with high motor road access has brought manifold changes in the socio-economic uplift of the Bumthang people. The Dzongkhag has a total road network of 285.334 km inclusive of 122 km of National Highway.
Income from potatoes, livestock farms and more recently tourist lodges are gradually changing the economic landscape of the people in the Dzongkhag. Sale of Cordecyps, Masutake and medicinal plants have further enhanced purchasing power of people of upper Chhoekor and Ura gewogs.
With total of 19 schools and 4,194 students, Bumthang has the highest educational coverage. Over 90 percent of households have access to safe drinking water. Dzongkhag has 95 percent health coverage. Over 90 percent of households have proper sanitation facilities. Most of the sub-urban households have access to direct telephone facilities with 1453 households having telephone connections.
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