Thimphu (District)

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Thimphu District
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Basic data
Country Bhutan
Capital Thimpu
surface 2067 km²
Residents 138,736 (2017)
density 67 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 BT-15

Coordinates: 27 ° 30 '  N , 89 ° 36'  E

Thimphu ( ཐིམ་ ཕུ་ རྫོང་ ཁག་ ), formerly Chirang , is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) of Bhutan . It has an area of ​​2067 km² with 138,736 inhabitants (2017). The main town is the eponymous capital of Bhutan, Thimphu .

Thimphu is in turn divided into 8 Gewogs :

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  • Thimphu District

  • View of the city of Thimphu

  • Rice terraces

  • Farmhouse

  • Expansion of the road to Dochu La

  • 108 choirs on the Dochu La

  • View from Dochu La

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