Thimphu District
Thimphu Dzongkhag
ཐིམ་ཕུ་རྫོང་ཁག | |
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 Thimphu district | |
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| Country | Bhutan |
| Headquarters | Thimphu |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,067 km2 (798 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 138,736 |
| • Rank | 1st |
| • Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BTT) |
| HDI (2021) | 0.832[1] very high · 1st |
| Website | www |
27°35′N 89°35′E / 27.583°N 89.583°E
Thimphu District (Dzongkha: 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.
Languages
[edit]The dominant language throughout the district is Dzongkha; however, within the capital nearly every language of Bhutan may be encountered.[2]
Cultural sites
[edit]Important cultural sites of Thimphu include:
- Druk Wangditse Lhakhang
- Dechen Phodrang Central Monastic School
- Tshelung Ney is the second Draphu Maratika where Guru Rinpoche received life empowerment (Tse Ngedrup) from Tsepakme.[3]
- Chari Meditation Centre
- Druk Wangyel Complex, Dochula
- National Memorial Chorten
- Tango Choeying Dzong is the most important site of Phajo Drugom Zhigpo where Yidam Tandin appeared before him in person and delivered precepts to him.[4]
- Dodeydra Buddhist Institute
- Changangkha Lhakhang
- Thuji Dra is one of the four cliffs of Guru Rinpoche prophesied to Phajo Drugom Zhigpo by Guru Rinpoche.[5]
- Buddha Dordenma Statue at Buddha Point is one of the world’s largest and tallest Sitting Buddha statues. It is 169 feet (52 m) and sits upon a large meditation hall.[6]
- Domtsang Ney is a meditative cave of Guru Rinpoche.[7]
Administrative divisions
[edit]Thimphu District is divided into eight gewogs and one town (Thimphu):[8]
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.[9]
Town of Thimphu
[edit]Thimphu is the capital of Bhutan and Thimphu district.
Environment
[edit]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.[10]
- Thimphu District
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View of Thimphu -
Rice terraces -
Traditional house -
108 Choerten on the Dochu La -
View from Dochu La
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ^ van Driem, George L. (1993). "Language Policy in Bhutan" (PDF). London: SOAS. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
- ^ Pilgrimage, Bhutan (2023-05-29). "Tshelung Ney, a Sacred Place of Prophetic Longevity". bhutanpilgrimage.com. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
- ^ Pilgrimage, Bhutan (2024-04-24). "Tango Choying Dzong, where Chenrizig revealed himself as "Wrathful Hayagriva"". bhutanpilgrimage.com. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
- ^ Pilgrimage, Bhutan (2024-05-28). "Thuji Dra, the Cliff of Compassion where Phajo had a Vision of Chenrezig". bhutanpilgrimage.com. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
- ^ Pilgrimage, Bhutan (2023-04-26). "Buddha Dordenma Statue, the Tallest Sitting Buddha at Buddha Point". bhutanpilgrimage.com. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
- ^ Pilgrimage, Bhutan (2021-04-21). "Domtsang Ney, a Meditation Cave of Guru Rinpoche". bhutanpilgrimage.com. Retrieved 2024-12-15.
- ^ "Chiwogs in Thimphu" (PDF). Election Commission, Government of Bhutan. 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
- ^ "Lingzhi Geog". Thimphu Dzongkhag Administration. Archived from the original on September 6, 2009.
- ^ "Parks of Bhutan". Bhutan Trust Fund for Environmental Conservation online. Bhutan Trust Fund. Archived from the original on 2011-07-02. Retrieved 2011-03-26.
External links
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