Basic information

| Attribute | Detail | |---|---| | **Official Name** | Thimphu Dzongkhag (District) & Thimphu Thromde (City) | | **Common Name** | Thimphu | | **Native Name(s)** | ཐིམ་ཕུ (Dzongkha) | | **Nicknames** | The Heart of Bhutan | | **Motto** | _Data not readily available for this location._ | | **Geographic Level** | District (Dzongkhag) and Municipality | | **Country** | Bhutan | | **State/Province** | Thimphu | | **Capital** | Thimphu | | **Government Type** | Dzongkhag Administration (District) / Thromde (Municipal) | | **Date Founded** | 1955 (established as capital) | | **Time Zone** | Bhutan Time (BTT) (UTC+6) | | **Latitude** | 27.4728° N | | **Longitude** | 89.6393° E | | **Elevation** | 2,248 m (7,375 ft) (valley floor) to >4,000 m (peaks) | | **Total Area** | ~1,809 sq km (District) | | **Population** | ~138,736 (District, 2017 census estimate) | | **Population Density** | ~76 per sq km | | **ZIP/Postal Codes** | 11001 | | **Area Codes** | +975 (Country), 02 (Area) | | **Official Languages** | Dzongkha, English | | **Currency** | Bhutanese Ngultrum (BTN) | | **Demonym** | Thimphu-pa / Bhutanese |