SHEMGANG

Zhemgang District · BHUTAN (BT) · 27.22°N / 90.66°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,252,451

Shemgang is a city in Bhutan with a population of 852. It sits at 27.22/90.66, runs on Asia/Thimphu, is 33 km from Ura.

Population 852

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Thimphu

All facts

fields

Country: Bhutan
Subdivision: Zhemgang District
Coords: 27.22°N / 90.66°E
UTC offset: +6
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 4 · within 50 km

NE Ura Bumthang District 2,288 33.9 km

NW Trongsa Tongsa 2,805 35.0 km

N Jakar Bumthang District 6,243 38.0 km

SW Geylegphug Sarpang District 9,858 42.2 km

Air access

nearby

BUT

Bathpalathang Airport

Small airport

39.3 km

GLU

Gelephu Airport

Medium airport

41.5 km

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Shemgang?: 852 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Shemgang in?: Asia/Thimphu.
Which country is Shemgang in?: Bhutan (BT).
Which airport serves Shemgang?: Bathpalathang Airport (BUT).
How far is Shemgang from Thimphu?: About 104 km.
Does Shemgang 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 Shemgang in?: Zhemgang District.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1252451

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1252451,
    "name": "Shemgang",
    "ascii_name": "Shemgang",
    "country_code": "BT",
    "population": 852,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Thimphu",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 27.21689,
    "longitude": 90.65793
  }
}

Context

comparatives

2.7x smaller than Ura.
33 km from Ura.
Same timezone (Asia/Thimphu) as 33 other cities in Bhutan.