Central address: Drentoen Lam, Thimphu, Bhutan
Elevation: 2310.959
Time Zone: Asia/Thimphu
Latitude: 27° 28' 22.0512'' N
Longitude: 89° 38' 21.4296'' E
Thimphu (/tɪmˈpuː/; Dzongkha: ཐིམ་ཕུ [tʰimpʰu]; formerly spelled as Thimbu or Thimpu) is the capital and largest city of the Kingdom of Bhutan. It is situated in the western central part of Bhutan and the surrounding valley is one of Bhutan's dzongkhags, the Thimphu District. The ancient capital city of Punakha was replaced by Thimphu when it was established as capital in 1955, and in 1961 Thimphu was declared as the capital of the Kingdom of Bhutan by His Majesty the 3rd Druk Gyalpo Jigme Dorji Wangchuck.
The latitude of Thimphu is 27.472792, and the longitude is 89.639286. Thimphu is a city is located at Bhutan with the gps coordinates of 27° 28' 22.0512'' N and 89° 38' 21.4296'' E. The elevation of Thimphu is 2310.959, the time zone is Asia/Thimphu.
| Latitude | 27.472792 | Longitude | 89.639286 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 2310.959 | DMS Lat | 27° 28' 22.0512'' N |
| DMS Lng | 89° 38' 21.4296'' E | GeoHASH | tuzsrc32dg85s |
| UTM Zone | 45R | UTM Easting | 760806.998916563 |
| UTM Northing | 3041575.29367147 | Time Zone | Asia/Thimphu |
| Country | Bhutan | Country Code | 975 |