Basic information

| Attribute | Value | | :--- | :--- | | 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) & Capital City | | Country | Bhutan | | State/Province | Thimphu Dzongkhag | | Capital | Thimphu | | Government Type | Constitutional Monarchy (National) / Municipality & District Administration (Local) | | Date Founded | 1955 (established as capital) | | Time Zone | Bhutan Time (BTT) (UTC+6) | | Latitude | 27.4728° N | | Longitude | 89.6393° E | | Elevation | 2,320 m to 2,736 m (7,610 ft to 8,976 ft) | | Total Area | 2,067 sq km (798 sq mi) (Dzongkhag) | | Population | ~138,736 (2017 Census, District) | | Population Density | ~67.1 / sq km (173 / sq mi) | | ZIP/Postal Codes | 11001 | | Area Codes | +975 2 | | Official Languages | Dzongkha | | Currency | Bhutanese Ngultrum (BTN) | | Demonym | Thimphupa (local) / Bhutanese |