Lhuentse consists of eight Gewogs, namely Gangzur, Jaray, Kurtoed, Khoma, Maenbi, Maedtsho, Minjey, and Tshenkhar.

[1] In 1551, Ngagi Wangchuk, the youngest son of Ngawang Chogyal, visited Bhutan, accompanied by his family from Druk Ralung in Tibet.

During the reign of the fourth Desi gyalse Tenzin Rabgay, a monk-tax - a tradition of sending one boy from each family to the Dzongs - was imposed, whereby the first sixty monks were recruited in Lhentse Dratshang.

It is also the site of proposed joint "India-Bhutan Lhuntse Advanced Landing Ground" (AGL) capable of handling large transport aircraft and fighter jets.

It is the location of the Lhuentse Dzong, Bumdeling Wildlife Sanctuary in Trashiyangtse district is just to the northeast, and Tawang in India lies to the east.