Thimphu District

Thimphu ( ཐིམ་ཕུ་རྫོང་ཁག་ ), formerly Chirang, is one of the 20 dzongkhag ( districts ) of Bhutan. It has an area of 1617 km ² with a population of 116 115. The main town is the capital of the same Bhutan, Thimphu.

Thimphu is in turn divided into 10 Gewogs:

  • Bapbi Gewog
  • Chang Gewog
  • Dagala Gewog
  • Genyekha Gewog
  • Kawang Gewog
  • Lingzhi Gewog
  • Mewang Gewog
  • Naro Gewog
  • Soe Gewog
  • Toepisa Gewog

Pictures of Thimphu District

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