27.591, 89.877 · 27 km from Thimphu
About Punākha
Punākha is a city in Punakha, Bhutan with a population of 21,500. It is the 4th largest of the 4 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Bhutan, and the 23,950th largest worldwide. It lies 27 km from Thimphu.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Punakha
Coordinates
27.591, 89.877
Record updated
13 April 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 4 in BhutanClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.