Thimphu District
| Thimphu Dzongkhag | |
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Thimphu district
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| Country |  Bhutan |
| District | Thimphu District |
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| • Type | Constitutional monarchy |
| Climate | Cwb |
| Website | http://www.thimphu.gov.bt/ |
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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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Languages
The dominant language throughout the district is Dzongkha, however within the capital, nearly every language of Bhutan may be encountered.[1]
Administrative divisions
Thimphu District is divided into eight gewogs and one town (Thimphu):[2]
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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]
Environment
The northern half of Thimphu District (the gewogs of Kawang, Lingzhi, Naro and Soe – corresponding roughly to Lingzhi Dungkhag) is subject to environmental protection, falling within Jigme Dorji National Park.[4]
See also
References
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