Coordinates: 27°35′N 89°35′E / 27.583°N 89.583°E / 27.583; 89.583

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Location of Thimphu dzongkhag within Bhutan

Thimphu District (Dzongkhag: 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.

##Administrative divisions

Thimphu District is divided into eight gewogs and one town (Thimphu):

  • 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.

##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.