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
Elevation
1,293 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Thimphu
Coordinates
27.591, 89.877
Record updated
2026-04-13
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.