Mongar is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan.Mongar is the fastest developing dzongkhag in eastern Bhutan. A regional hospital is under construction and the region is bustling with many economic activities. Mongar is noted with its lemon grass,a plant that can be used to produce an essential oil.It also has a hydropower plant on the Kuri Chhu river.

Mongar Dzong, Although built in the 1930s and one of Bhutan’s newest dzongs, it is constructed in the same way as all earlier dzongs, without plans or nails.  A visit to Mongar Dzong shows one how traditional Bhutanese architecture has continued to thrive through the centuries.

Mongar Tshechu