Capital city · Bhutan · Asia
Thimphu
Thimphu District · Bhutan
City population
98,676
#1
in Bhutan
#5,851
worldwide
27.466, 89.642
About Thimphu
Thimphu is the capital of Bhutan, with a city population of 98,676. It is the 1st largest of the 4 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Bhutan, and the 5,851st largest worldwide.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Thimphu District
Capital
National capital
Elevation
2,320 m
Time zone
Asia/Thimphu
Coordinates
27.466, 89.642
Record updated
2019-09-05
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured.
Nearby Cities
All 4 in BhutanClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.