Samtse

Samtse (older spelling Samchi), is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan. Samtste has abundance of natural deposits of talc, dolomite and other resources which are exported on a regular basis. It also houses a number of industrial and manufacturing units. Cardamon and oranges are the predominate cash crops, although most farmers practice subsistence farming. Samtse is the site of one of the two campuses of the National Institute of Education, a college for teachers which is part of the Royal University of Bhutan system