Jakar: facts

At a glance

• Country: Bhutan
• Region: Bumthang District
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 6,243
• Coordinates: 27.5492° N, 90.7525° E
• Time zone: Asia/Thimphu (UTC+06:00)
• Currency: Ngultrum (BTN)
• Distance to the capital, Thimphu: 110 km (68 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Bathpalathang Airport (BUT): 1.5 km (1.0 mi), straight line
• Yongphulla Airport (YON): 82 km (51 mi), straight line
• Paro International Airport (PBH): 132 km (82 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Trongsa: 25 km (15 mi)
• Shemgang: 38 km (24 mi)
• Lhuentse: 45 km (28 mi)
• Mongar: 57 km (35 mi)
• Trashi Yangtse: 74 km (46 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Jaigaon, 157 km (98 mi)