Thimphu

name

Etymology: Etymology tree Dzongkha ཐིམ་ཕུ (thim phu)bor. English Thimphu Borrowed from Dzongkha ཐིམ་ཕུ (thim phu).

1. The capital city of Bhutan.

   “Bhutan, the tiny 'Land of the Thunder Dragon' in South Asia, is a polar contrast to what one might associate with any of its closest neighbors, China, India, Nepal, or Bangladesh. For instance, Thimphu, its most populous city, is the only capital city in the world without a single traffic light. The city’s busiest intersection is still managed by a traffic policeman directing vehicles using flamboyant hand movements accentuated by his white gloves – apparently all the traffic intervention the 114,000 residents need.”

2. A district of Bhutan.