Basic information

| Attribute | Detail | | --- | --- | | **Official Name** | Paro Dzongkhag | | **Common Name** | Paro | | **Native Name(s)** | སྤ་རོ་རྫོང་ཁག (Dzongkha) | | **Nicknames** | The Valley of Rice, Gateway to Bhutan | | **Motto** | _Data not readily available for this location._ | | **Geographic Level** | Dzongkhag (District) | | **Country** | Bhutan | | **State/Province** | Paro | | **Capital** | Paro Town (Tshongdue) | | **Government Type** | Local District Administration (Dzongkhag) | | **Date Founded** | Historic (established as a modern district in the late 20th century) | | **Time Zone** | Bhutan Time (BTT) (UTC+06:00) | | **Latitude** | 27.4300° N | | **Longitude** | 89.4100° E | | **Elevation** | ~2,200 m (7,218 ft) at valley floor | | **Total Area** | 1,293 km² (499 sq mi) | | **Population** | ~46,316 (2017 Census) | | **Population Density** | ~36 / km² (93 / sq mi) | | **ZIP/Postal Codes** | 12001 (Paro Town) | | **Area Codes** | +975 (Country Code), 8 (Area Code) | | **Official Languages** | Dzongkha | | **Currency** | Bhutanese Ngultrum (BTN) | | **Demonym** | Parop / Bhutanese |