Thimphu District
Coordinates: 27°35′N 89°35′E / 27.583°N 89.583°E
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.
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[edit] Languages
The dominant language throughout the district is Dzongkha, however within the capital, nearly every language of Bhutan may be encountered.[1]
[edit] Geography
Thimphu dzongkhag is divided into eight gewogs and one town (Thimphu):[2]
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.[3]
The northern half of Thimphu District (Kawang, Lingzhi, Naro, Soe Gewogs – corresponding roughly to Lingzhi Dungkhag) is subject to environmental protection, falling within Jigme Dorji National Park.[4]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ van Driem, George L. (1993). "Language Policy in Bhutan" (PDF). London: SOAS. http://repository.forcedmigration.org/pdf/?pid=fmo:3003. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
- ^ "Chiwogs in Thimphu" (PDF). Election Commission, Government of Bhutan. 2011. http://www.election-bhutan.org.bt/2011/finaldelimitation/Thimphu.pdf. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
- ^ Thimphu Government online
- ^ "Parks of Bhutan". Bhutan Trust Fund for Environmental Conservation online. Bhutan Trust Fund. http://www.bhutantrustfund.bt/parks-of-bhutan. Retrieved 2011-03-26.
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