JAKAR

Bumthang District · BHUTAN (BT) · 27.55°N / 90.75°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,337,301

Jakar is a city in Bhutan with a population of 6,243. It sits at 27.55/90.75, runs on Asia/Thimphu, is 21 km from Ura.

Population 6,243

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Thimphu

All facts

fields

Country: Bhutan
Subdivision: Bumthang District
Coords: 27.55°N / 90.75°E
UTC offset: +6
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 5 · within 50 km

SE Ura Bumthang District 2,288 21.9 km

W Trongsa Tongsa 2,805 24.8 km

S Shemgang Zhemgang District 852 38.0 km

E Autsho Lhuntse 1,447 43.4 km

E Lhuentse Lhuntse 1,935 44.6 km

Air access

nearby

BUT

Bathpalathang Airport

Small airport

0.0 km

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Jakar?: 6,243 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Jakar in?: Asia/Thimphu.
Which country is Jakar in?: Bhutan (BT).
Which airport serves Jakar?: Bathpalathang Airport (BUT).
How far is Jakar from Thimphu?: About 110 km.
Does Jakar have a university?: Not on record.
What currency is used in Bhutan?: Indian Rupee and Ngultrum.
How many cities are in Bhutan?: 34 on record.
Which admin region is Jakar in?: Bumthang District.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1337301

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1337301,
    "name": "Jakar",
    "ascii_name": "Jakar",
    "country_code": "BT",
    "population": 6243,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Thimphu",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 27.54918,
    "longitude": 90.7525
  }
}

Context

comparatives

2.7x the population of Ura.
21 km from Ura.
Same timezone (Asia/Thimphu) as 33 other cities in Bhutan.