Thimphu (District)
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 :
- Chang Weighed
- Dagala Weighed
- Geney Weighed
- Kawang Weighed
- Lingzhi Weighed
- Mewang Weighed
- Naro Weighed
- Soe Weighed
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View of the city of Thimphu
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