Paro District

27°30′N 89°20′E / 27.500°N 89.333°E / 27.500; 89.333

Paro district སྤ་རོ་རྫོང་ཁག
District
Map of Paro District in Bhutan
Country	Bhutan
Headquarters	Tshongdue
Area
• Total	1,293 km2 (499 sq mi)
Population  (2017)
• Total	46,316
• Density	36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BTT)
HDI (2019)	0.722[1] high · 2nd
Website	www.paro.gov.bt

Paro District (Dzongkha: སྤ་རོ་རྫོང་ཁག་; Wylie: Spa-ro rdzong-khag) is a district (dzongkhag), valley, river and town (population 20,000) in Bhutan. It is one of the most historic valleys in Bhutan. Both trade goods and invading Tibetans came over the pass at the head of the valley, giving Paro the closest cultural connection with Tibet of any Bhutanese district. The dominant language in Paro is Dzongkha, the national language.

Paro contains the only international airport in Bhutan, Paro Airport.