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   Note: This section last updated 30th March 2021

   1,234.45

(where . indicates the decimal separator and , the thousands separator)

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   yyyy-mm-dd

   14:32

In Dzongkha, dates and times may also be written with tokens before and between the numbers. For example:

               སྤྱི་ལོ་yyyy ཟླ་mm ཚེས་dd

Dzongkha also has a different numeral set to that used in Latin script.

The official language is Dzongkha , spoken by about two thirds of the population in many different dialects. 14 other languages are spoken, the most important being Kebumtamp (250 000 speakers), Nepali (300 000 speakers) and Sharchagpakha (300 000 speakers).

Most Bhutanese names are gender-neutral. Bhutanese society is matriachal and most people only have a given name. Where a person attempts to Westernize their name by taking a second name, this is often the name of the village of birth, but it is not passed on from generation to generation. This has obvious implications for database management and householding methodologies.

Forms of address are not used at all in Bhutan except for the nobility and government ministers.

   Note: This section last updated 18th May 2020

Deliveries are mainly to post office boxes.

A standardised addressing format was introduced to Bhutan on 21st February 2010. The formats are:

For urban addresses:

   Contact name
   {Organisation name}
   {Flat/Apartment/Shop name/number}
   {Street Name}[, ]{Building Name}
   {Zone}[ - ]{Sub-zone}
   Place name[ - ]POSTAL CODE

For example:

For rural addresses:

   Contact name
   {Organisation name}
   House number
   Village[, ]Gewog
   {Zone}[ - ]{Sub-zone}
   Dhongkhag[ - ]POSTAL CODE

A gewog is a group of villages and a dhongkhag is a district.

For example:

For military addresses:

   Contact name
   Company and Wing information
   Type of military organisation
   {Zone}[ - ]{Sub-zone}
   Place name[ - ]POSTAL CODE

For example:

Wherever possible address components should be written in full, but if this is not possible these abbreviations may be used: Apt for Apartment, Rm for Room, Div. for Division, Dpt. for Department and Shp for Shop.

   A table containing information about the relevant position of elements within address blocks can be acquired 

Bhutan introduced a 5-digit postal code (known locally as Postcode) on 21st February 2010.

The first digit indicates the Region

The second digit indicates the Dzongkhag (district)

The third digit indicates the Dungkhag (sub-district) within a Dzongkhag (0 if there are none)

The last two digits indicate the delivery point such as a General Post Office (GPO), Post Office (PO) or Community Mail Office (CMOs)

Post codes currently do not exist commencing: 0, 10, 17-20, 23-30, 37-40, 47-99.

   Metadata containing postal code formatting rules, exceptions and regular expressions can be acquired 

Bhutan - Postal code format graphic

Bhutan - Postal code format

Bhutan - Postal code specifics

Bhutan - Postal code regular expression

Bhutan - Postal code level of coverage

Bhutan - Postal code map

   Note: This section last updated 25th July 2014

Refer to Exonyms in Bhutan for full lists of place names in Bhutan in other languages.

   Alternate place name forms/postal code tables can be acquired at http://www.grcdi.nl/settlements.htm 

   Other language place name data can be acquired at http://www.grcdi.nl/otherlanguageplace.htm 

Bhutan is divided in 20 dzongkhag (districts):

District	Postal code range
Bumthang	320
Chhukha/Chukha	210-211
Chirang/Tsirang	360
Daga/Dagana	350
Gasa	160
Ha/Haa	150
Lhuntshi/Lhuentse	450
Mongar	430
Paro	120
Pemagatsel/Pema Gatshel	440-441
Punakha	130
Samdrup Jongkhar	410-412
Samchi/Samtse	220-222
Serpang	310-311
Shemgang/Zhemgang	340-341
Thimphu	110-111
Tashigang/Trashi Gang	420-421
Tashi Yangtse/Trasi Yangtse	460
Tongsa/Trongsa	330
Wangdi Phodrang/Wangdue Phodrang	140

   This regions/postal code data can be acquired as a data file 

Administrative districts graphic

   Note: This section last updated 22nd November 2021

Bhutan geographic telephone numbers have single digit area codes (when called from abroad) and subscriber numbers of 6 digits. Mobile numbers have the access code 17 or 77 and a length of 8 digits.

   Tables of telephone number information/formats can be acquired – see http://www.grcdi.nl/telephone.htm