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.

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.

Paro Districts comprises ten village blocks (or gewogs):[2] Northern Paro District (the gewogs of Doteng and Tsento) contains part of Jigme Dorji National Park and the biological corridor connecting it to Torsa Strict Nature Reserve in neighboring Haa District.

[3] A spiritual treasure lake known as Drakey Pangtsho said to be on the lap of Jowo Drake where Guru Rinpoche had hidden sacred treasures is in paro.

[4] Important cultural sites of Paro include: Druk Air, the national airline of Bhutan, has its headquarters in Paro.