Thimphu District
Thimphu Dzongkhag ཐིམ་ཕུ་རྫོང་ཁག | |
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Country | Bhutan |
Headquarters | Thimphu |
Area | |
• Total | 2,067 km2 (798 sq mi) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 138,736 |
• Rank | 1st |
• Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BTT) |
HDI (2021) | 0.832[1] very high · 1st |
Website | www |
27°35′N 89°35′E / 27.583°N 89.583°E / 27.583; 89.583
Thimphu District (Dzongkha: ཐིམ་ཕུ་རྫོང་ཁག་; Wylie: Thim-phu rdzong-khag) is a dzongkhag (district) of Bhutan. Thimphu is also the capital of Bhutan and the largest city in the whole kingdom.
Languages
The dominant language throughout the district is Dzongkha; however, within the capital nearly every language of Bhutan may be encountered.[2]
Administrative divisions
Thimphu District is divided into eight gewogs and one town (Thimphu):[3]
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- Chang Gewog
- Dagala Gewog
- Genyekha Gewog
- Kawang Gewog
- Lingzhi Gewog
- Mewang Gewog
- Naro Gewog
- Soe Gewog
Lingzhi, Soe and Naro Gewogs belong to the Lingzhi Dungkhag subdistrict, the only subdistrict within Thimphu District. The remaining gewogs do not belong to any subdistrict.[4]
Town of Thimphu
Thimphu is the capital of Bhutan and Thimphu district.
Environment
The northern half of Thimphu District (the gewogs of Kawang, Lingzhi, Naro and Soe – corresponding roughly to Lingzhi Dungkhag) is subject to environmental protection, falling within Jigme Dorji National Park.[5]
- Thimphu District
- View of Thimphu
- Rice terraces
- Traditional house
- 108 Choerten on the Dochu La
- View from Dochu La
See also
References
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ^ van Driem, George L. (1993). "Language Policy in Bhutan" (PDF). London: SOAS. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
- ^ "Chiwogs in Thimphu" (PDF). Election Commission, Government of Bhutan. 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
- ^ "Lingzhi Geog". Thimphu Dzongkhag Administration. Archived from the original on September 6, 2009.
- ^ "Parks of Bhutan". Bhutan Trust Fund for Environmental Conservation online. Bhutan Trust Fund. Archived from the original on 2011-07-02. Retrieved 2011-03-26.
External links
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- Thimphu Dzongkhag official website
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