Basic information

| Attribute | Detail | | --- | --- | | **Official Name** | Phuentsholing Thromde | | **Common Name** | Phuentsholing | | **Native Name(s)** | ཕུན་ཚོགས་གླིང་ (Dzongkha) | | **Nicknames** | Gateway to Bhutan, The Commercial Capital | | **Motto** | _Data not readily available for this location._ | | **Geographic Level** | Municipality (Thromde) within Chukha District | | **Country** | Bhutan | | **State/Province** | Chukha District | | **Capital** | Phuentsholing (Municipal Center) | | **Government Type** | Local Municipality (Thromde) under Constitutional Monarchy | | **Date Founded** | Modern municipal development began in the 1960s | | **Time Zone** | Bhutan Time (BTT) (UTC+6) | | **Latitude** | 26.8617° N | | **Longitude** | 89.3828° E | | **Elevation** | ~293 m (961 ft) | | **Total Area** | ~15.6 sq km (Thromde area) | | **Population** | ~27,658 (2017 Census) | | **Population Density** | ~1,772 per sq km | | **ZIP/Postal Codes** | 21101 | | **Area Codes** | +975-5 | | **Official Languages** | Dzongkha, English (Nepali and Hindi widely spoken) | | **Currency** | Bhutanese Ngultrum (BTN), Indian Rupee (INR) widely accepted | | **Demonym** | Phuentsholingpa (informal) |