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Thimphu

Southern Asia

Thimphu is the capital and largest city of Bhutan. It was officially declared the capital in 1961, after being selected as the site in 1952. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
114,551 1
Area (sq km)
26.1 1
Founding Year
1961 1
Population Estimate Year
2017 1
Elevation (m)
2320 1
Latitude
27.47222 degrees north 1
Longitude
89.63611 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Mountain 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+06:00 4
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Bhutan, Countries

Thimphu is Bhutan's capital.

Source Thimphu (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Bhutan, Countries

Thimphu is Bhutan's capital.

Source Thimphu (Wikipedia)
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Sources
1. Thimphu (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Thimphu is the capital and largest city of Bhutan.
  • Infobox: population_total
    114,551
  • Infobox: population_as_of
    2017
  • Infobox coordinates
    27.47222 N, 89.63611 E
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    26.1
  • Infobox: elevation_m
    2320
  • Infobox / lead: established
    1961
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 27.4722,89.6361
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 2336.0
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 27.25, 89.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 27.25, 89.75
27.25 89.75 Cwb
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4. GeoNames: Thimphu - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1252416
Quote, cities500 record 1252416
27.46609 89.64191 P PPLC BT 20 98676 2320 2307 Asia/Thimphu
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Wikidata: Thimphu
  • Wikidata Q9270, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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