PUNĀKHA

Punakha · BHUTAN (BT) · 27.59°N / 89.88°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,252,479

Punākha is a city in Bhutan with a population of 21,500. It sits at 27.59/89.88, runs on Asia/Thimphu, is 6 km from Pajo.

Population 21,500

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Thimphu

All facts

fields

Country: Bhutan
Subdivision: Punakha
Coords: 27.59°N / 89.88°E
UTC offset: +6
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 7 · within 50 km

S Pajo Punakha 3,032 6.5 km

S Wangdue Phodrang Wangdi Phodrang 8,954 11.9 km

SW Lungtenzampa Thimphu District 0 26.8 km

SW Thimphu Thimphu District 98,676 27.1 km

SW Tashi Chho Dzong 00 600 28.4 km

NW Gasa Gasa 548 37.7 km

W Paro Paro 11,448 49.2 km

Air access

nearby

PBH

Paro International Airport

Large airport

49.4 km

FAQ

3 questions

What is the population of Punākha?: 21,500 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Punākha in?: Asia/Thimphu.
Which country is Punākha in?: Bhutan (BT).

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1252479

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  "data": {
    "id": 1252479,
    "name": "Punākha",
    "ascii_name": "Punakha",
    "country_code": "BT",
    "population": 21500,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Thimphu",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 27.59137,
    "longitude": 89.87743
  }
}