Editing Thimphu (section)

===Demkhongs===

====Changangkha====
Changangkha is a western central district, located between the [[Chubachu]] centre and [[Motithang]] to the west. It contains the [[Changangkha Lhakhang]].<ref name="Pommaret, 162">Pommaret, p. 162</ref> Changangkha Temple is one of the oldest temples in the Thimphu valley, founded by [[Phajo Drugom Zhigpo]], founder of the [[Drukpa Lineage]] in Bhutan,<ref>Pommaret (2006), p.181</ref> and extended by his son Nyima in the 13th century. The temple houses a statue of [[Avalokiteśvara#Thousand-armed Avalokiteśvara|Thousand-armed Avalokiteśvara]] as well as very large [[prayer wheel]]s and unusually large size sacred scriptures.<ref name="Brown, p. 106">Brown, p. 106</ref> The temple was restored in 1998–99. A well known incense factory, named Nado Poedzokhang,  is located above the Lhakhang in Changangkha.<ref name="Pommaret, 181"/>

====Changzamtok====
Changzamtok is a southern district from the main centre, bordered by the [[Hospital Area]] to the west, by Gongphel Lam and the Wang Chuu river to the east.<ref name="Pommaret, 162"/>

{{wide image|Panoramic view Thimphu 1.jpg|900px|align-cap=center|Panoramic view of Thimphu, Bhutan}}

====Chubachu====
[[Chubachu]] is the central district. It is bounded by the [[Chubachu River]] to the north, the Wang Chuu River to the east and Changangkha and Motithang to the west.<ref name="Pommaret, 167">Pommaret, pp. 166–167</ref> Below Chubachu lies the Centenary Farmers Market which runs throughout the week. A weekend market is held on the western bank of the Wang Chu. To the west lies the Norzin Lam road which divides Chubachu from Motithang. This road contains the [[Bhutan Textile Museum]] and the [[National Library of Bhutan]]. The central road of the district is called Yanden Lam. The eastern road of the district is Chogyal Lam which runs northwest–southeast along the banks of the Wang Chu.<ref name="Pommaret, 167"/>

====Hospital Area====
The [[Hospital Area]] is a central district of Thimphu. Located south of the [[Memorial Chorten, Thimphu|Memorial Chorten]], it contains the central roundabout, [[JDWR Hospital]] and the [[Royal Bhutan Police]] national headquarters.<ref>Pommaret, p. 167</ref> The Gongphel Lam road divides it from Changzamthok District.

====Jungshina====
Jungshina is a northern district. It contains the Wangduetse Gompa.<ref name="Pommaret, 162"/>

====Kawangjangsa====
[[File:DDC-Office-Thimphu.JPG|thumb|left|DDC Office in Kawajangsa]]
Kawangjangsa  (or Kawajangsa) is a western district, north of Motithang, and north of the Chubachu River.
The Institute of Traditional Medicine, Institute for Zorig Chusum, the National Library of Bhutan, the [[Folk Heritage Museum]] and the Bhutan Telecom Offices are located in Kawajangsa.<ref name="Pommaret, 167"/> The [[World Wide Fund for Nature]] (WWF) has its Bhutanese headquarters here; it has been responsible for facilitating tiger conservation in Bhutan.

====Langjupakha====
[[File:Thimphu.JPG|thumb|View of Thimphu from the southern part of Langjupakha in the northeastern part of the city.]]
Langjupakha is a northeastern district of Thimphu. Located on the eastern bank of the Wang Chuu it contains the Royal Banquet Hall, SAARC building and National Assembly and Centre for Bhutan Studies.<ref name="Pommaret, 162"/>

The SAARCC building in Thimphu was initially built for the purpose of holding the SAARC (South East Asia Association for Regional Cooperation) conference, in the early 1990s. It is located across the Wang Chuu River opposite to the Tashechho Dzong. This elegant structure is built in a fusion of Bhutanese and modern architecture with high tech facilities. It presently houses the Ministries of Planning and Foreign Affairs. The National Assembly, which used to meet in the Tashechhoe Dzong until 1993, is now held in this building in an elaborately decorated assembly hall at the end of two long decorated corridors. The National Assembly meets here twice a year. The banquet hall is also close by.<ref name="Brown, p. 105">Brown, p. 105</ref>

====Motithang====
[[Motithang]] is a north-western district of Thimphu. The [[Chubachu River]] divides the district from [[Kawajangsa]] further north and [[Chubachu]] district lies to the east.

Meaning "the meadow of pearls", the area only developed as a residential area in the 1980s, following the initial establishment of the [[Motithang Hotel]] in 1974, on the occasion of the coronation of [[Jigme Singye Wangchuck]].<ref name="Pommaret, 181">Pommaret, p. 181</ref> At the time, the hotel was located in the middle of forest, separated from the city by farmland but today this area has grown up with houses and gardens.

Aside from the Motithang Hotel, the district contains several notable state guest houses such as the [[Kungacholing]] and [[Lhundupling]], Rapten Apartments and the [[Amankora Thimphu]].<ref name="Pommaret, 181"/> It also contains the National Commission for Cultural Affairs, a [[UNICEF]] station and several grocery stores, including the Lhatshog supermarket.<ref name="Pommaret, 181"/> Schools include [[Motithang Higher Secondary School]] and Jigme Namgyal School. Other buildings in Mottithang are the Royal Bodyguard Camp and the Youth Centre.<ref name="Brown, p.214">Brown, p. 214</ref>

There is also a notable [[takin]] wildlife sanctuary in the district, named [[Motithang Takin Preserve]].

====Sangyegang====
Sangyegang is a western district, north of the Chubachu River but south of Zilukha. It contains the Sangyegang Telecom Tower and a golf course to the east which expands north in the Zilukha part of the city.<ref name="Pommaret, 162"/>

====Yangchenphug====
[[File:Thimphu03.jpg|thumb|Looking across the river towards the main town from Yangchenphug]]
[[Yangchenphug]] is an eastern district, located across the [[Wang Chu River]] from the city centre and contains the [[Lungten Zampa Middle School]] and [[Yangchenphug High School]].<ref name="Pommaret, 167"/> The main road is Dechen Lam which follows the line of the river and connects the district to [[Zamazingka]] in the south.

====Zamazingka====
[[Zamazingka]] is an eastern district, located across the [[Wang Chu River]] from the city centre. The main road is Dechen Lam, which follows the line of the river and connects the district to [[Yangchenphug]] in the north and eventually leads to [[Paro, Bhutan|Paro]] to the south.<ref name="Pommaret, 162"/>

====Zilukha====
Zilukha is a northern district, located between Jungshina to the north and Sangyegang to the south. It contains the Drubthob Gonpa/Zilukha Nunnery once belonged to the Drubthob (Realized one) Thang Thong Gyalpo often referred to as The King of the open field. In the early 15th century with his multiple talents he popularly became the Leonardo da Vinci of the Great Himalayas.
The place also has a great view of the majestic, Tashi Chhoe Dzong (Fortress of Glorious Religion) and government cottages nearby. A golf course spans much of the district flanking the lower eastern part.<ref name="Pommaret, 162"/>