[2] Samdrup Jongkhar District is situated in the southeastern corner of the country, sharing its southern and eastern borders with the Indian states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, respectively.

A self-reliant Dzongkhag co-existing in peace and harmony with enhanced socio-economic standards, rich natural resources and cultural heritage ༉ དགའ་སྐྱིད་དང་མཐུན་འབྲེལ་ཐོག་ དཔལ་འབྱོར་གོང་འཕེལ་དང་རང་བཞིན་གནས་སྟངས་ དེ་ལས་ རང་ལུགས་ལམ་སྲོལ་དང་ལྡན་པའི་ རང་གིས་རང་ལངས་ཚུགས་པའི་ རྫོང་ཁག། །། To enhance rural livelihood with good local governance in line with culture and environment ༉ རང་བཞིན་གནས་སྟངས་དང་ རང་ལུགས་ལམ་སྲོལ་དང་མཐུན་སྟེ་ གྲོང་གསེབ་གོང་འཕེལ་དང་ ས་གནས་གཞུང་གོང་འཕེལ་གཏང་ནི།། །། According to the Population and Housing Census of Bhutan (PHCB) conducted in 2017, the population was recorded at 35,079.

SAMJONG, the distinctive brand of Samdrup Jongkhar District, was unveiled on June 23, 2023,[7] with a visionary purpose: to champion local products and destinations.

By synergizing these elements, SAMJONG aims to elevate the district's economic landscape while celebrating its rich heritage and fostering community pride.

Inside the letter "O" of the word "SAMJONG," a small leaf growing upwards represents the green economy growth and sustainability.

[9] Samdrup Jongkhar's mainstay cash crops include areca nuts, ginger, garlic, oranges, and Cardamom.

In the livestock sector, the region encompasses various activities, including aquaculture, apiculture, piggery, poultry, and sheep rearing.

The coal mines in Samdrup Jongkhar are situated in diverse locations across the district, showcasing Bhutan's rich natural resources.

[13] Located about sixty kilometers away from the main town, the area near the famous mirror cliff (melong brak) is a sub-tropical forest with a warm climate and a variety of broadleaf trees.

This three-day event features performances by Rabdey monks and dzongkhag dancers, presenting a variety of mask dances and cultural showcases.

[16] Its strategic location, a mere 12 km from SJ Town and near the Indian border, positions it as an ideal manufacturing and export-focused enclave.

Encompassing a substantial 156 acres, the park is a nucleus for key sectors, including mineral and chemical-based, forest and wood-based, as well as food and agro-based industries.

This dynamic endeavor exemplifies Bhutan's dedication to economic diversification, fostering growth, and strengthening cross-border trade relationships.