Thimphu, Dzongkha and practical references for locating Bhutan
A first guide to locating Bhutan in South Asia and distinguishing stable facts from details that need checking before you travel.
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Thimphu is Bhutan’s capital and is also identified as a city in Thimphu District. The available information confirms these location facts but does not describe current services or connections.
The place
What makes it special
- Capital of Bhutan.
- Identified as a city in Thimphu District.
- Dzongkha is listed as a language of Bhutan.
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Sources and references
This profile summarises our destination guides. Their research sources and the geographical reference are listed below.
- Bután · Wikidata
- Bhutan · World Countries — mledoze
- Bhutan · World Bank Open Data
- El Índice de la Felicidad Nacional Bruta como complemento ante las limitaciones de los modelos socio-económicos tradicionales: El caso del Reino de Bután · OpenAlex
- Thimphu · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Thimphu, Thimphu Dzongkhag, Thimphu District, Bhutan · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Paro Airport · OpenFlights · ODbL 1.0 (base de datos) / DbCL 1.0 (contenidos) · Paro Airport · OpenFlights · ODbL 1.0
- Thimphu · Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · Wikidata · Q9270
- Place identification and coordinates
Profile updated: 05/10/2026