Punakha
Sign in to savePunakha () is the administrative centre of Punakha dzongkhag, one of the 20 districts of Bhutan. Punakha was the capital of Bhutan and the seat of government until 1955, when the capital was moved to Thimphu. It is about 72 km away from Thimphu, and it takes about 3 hours by car from the capital. Unlike Thimphu, it is quite warm in winter and hot in summer. It is located at an elevation of 1,200 metres above sea level, and rice is grown as the main crop along the river valleys of two main rivers of Bhutan, the Pho Chhu and Mo Chhu. Dzongkha is widely spoken in this district.
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Place details
- Locality
- Dzomisa Mendagang
- Region
- སྤུ་ན་ཁ་རྫོང་ཁག་
- Country
- འབྲུག་ཡུལ།
- Population
- 21,500
- Timezone
- Asia/Thimphu
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Punakha
- Settlement.native_name
- སྤུ་ན་ཁ་
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- dz
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Administrative centre
- Settlement.image_skyline
- PunakhaDzong.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Punakha Dzong and the Mo Chhu
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Bhutan
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Punakha dzongkhag
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.area_blank1_km2
- 1110
- Settlement.elevation_m
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Bhutan
- Located in
- Punakha District
- Elevation
- +1242
- Time zone
- UTC+06:00
- Capital of
- Punakha District
- Image
- PunakhaDzong.jpg
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Article
8 sectionsContents
- Pungthang Dewachen Gi Phodrang
- Administrative Units
- Ritsha
- Festivities
- Climate
- See also
- References
- External links
Punakha () is the administrative centre of Punakha dzongkhag, one of the 20 districts of Bhutan. Punakha was the capital of Bhutan and the seat of government until 1955, when the capital was moved to Thimphu. It is about 72 km away from Thimphu, and it takes about 3 hours by car from the capital. Unlike Thimphu, it is quite warm in winter and hot in summer. It is located at an elevation of 1,200 metres above sea level, and rice is grown as the main crop along the river valleys of two main rivers of Bhutan, the Pho Chhu and Mo Chhu. Dzongkha is widely spoken in this district.
== Pungthang Dewachen Gi Phodrang ==