Thimphu
Sign in to saveThimphu ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Bhutan. It is situated in the western central part of Bhutan, and the surrounding valley is one of Bhutan's dzongkhags, the Thimphu District. The ancient capital city of Punakha was replaced by Thimphu as the capital in 1955, and in 1961 Thimphu was officially declared the capital of the Kingdom of Bhutan by the 3rd Druk Gyalpo Jigme Dorji Wangchuck.
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Thimphu is the capital and largest city of Bhutan, located in the western central part of the country. It became the official capital in 1961, replacing the ancient city of Punakha as the seat of the kingdom's government.
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- Locality
- ཐིམ་ཕུག
- Region
- ཐིམ་ཕུ་རྫོང་ཁག་
- Country
- འབྲུག་ཡུལ།
- Population
- 98,676
- Timezone
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- Jungshina
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- Langjupakha
- Motithang
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- Urban expansion
- Architecture
- Other attractions
- Economy
- Tourism
- Government and civic administration
- Civic administration
- Civic amenities
- Water supply and sanitation
- Law and order
- Health care
- Lama Shenphen Zangpo
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Thimphu ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Bhutan. It is situated in the western central part of Bhutan, and the surrounding valley is one of Bhutan's dzongkhags, the Thimphu District. The ancient capital city of Punakha was replaced by Thimphu as the capital in 1955, and in 1961 Thimphu was officially declared the capital of the Kingdom of Bhutan by the 3rd Druk Gyalpo Jigme Dorji Wangchuck.
The city extends in a north–south direction on the west bank of the valley formed by the Wang Chhu, which flows out into India as the Raidāk River. Thimphu is the fifth highest capital in the world by altitude and the highest capital in Asia, ranging from to . Unlike many capitals, Thimphu does not have its own airport, instead relying on the Paro Airport, accessible by road away.