Thimphu
Thimphu is the capital and largest city 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. Wikipedia
Population 114,551 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Bhutan
Getting there
Remembered in this browser only, with the last few you used.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Clock Tower Square Attraction · 460 m - Art Yanttra Gallery · 660 m
- Thai Pavillion Theme park · 730 m
- Bhutan Postal Museum Museum · 860 m
- BLOSSOMS Gallery · 880 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Bhutan Echoes Literary Festival
August
Events to promote literature, culture, and art in Bhutan
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Thimphu Tshechu
September
21-23 Sep 2026
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Thimphu); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Somewhere to run
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.