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Punakha Destination Guide

Touring Punakha in Bhutan

Punakha in the region of Punakha is a city located in Bhutan - some 17 mi or ( 27 km ) North-East of Thimphu , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Punakha

Time in Punakha is now 07:20 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Thimphu " with a UTC offset of 6 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Dhaka, Wangdue Phodrang, Trongsa, Thimphu, and Daga. Being here already, consider visiting Dhaka . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Punakha ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Punakha Festival Bhutan, Punakha Dromchoe & tsechu

8:45 min by ugenwindhorse
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Punakha Festival video taken in 2009. Bhutan festivals. Bhutan Punakha Tsechu Festival. visit us at www.windhorsetours.com ..

Ambiance sonore dans le Dzong de Punakha - Bhoutan - Sound environment in the Punakha Dzong - Bhutan

2:09 min by yeap31
Views: 175 Rating: 0.00

Ambiance sonore dans le monastère de Punakha ..


R1200GS To Punakha

1:44 min by Bufara7
Views: 155 Rating: 0.00

On the road to Punakha, www.ospkw.blogspot.com ..

Classe de moinillons - Little monks's classroom - Chimi Lhakhang (Temple de Chime) - Bhoutan

1:35 min by yeap31
Views: 107 Rating: 0.00

Des moinillons récitent leurs mantras... ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Punakha

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 Thimphu. Unlike Thimphu it is quite warm in winter and hot in summer.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 27.62 89.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Populated places in Bhutan

Punakha District

Punakha District is one of the 20 dzongkhags (districts) comprising Bhutan. It is bordered by Thimphu, Gasa, and Wangdue Phodrang Districts. The dominant language in the district is Dzongkha, the national language.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 27.67 89.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Districts of Bhutan, Punakha District

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Punakha