Bumthang District, Bhutan · Asia
6,243
Population
Asia
Continent
Thimphu
Timezone
BT
Country Code
Jakar (Dzongkha: བྱ་ཀར་, romanized: Bya-kar) is a town in the central-eastern region of Bhutan. It is the district capital (dzongkhag thromde) of Bumthang District and the location of Jakar Dzong, the regional dzong fortress. The name Jakar roughly translates as "white bird" in reference to its foundation myth, according to which a roosting white bird signalled the proper and auspicious location to found a monastery around 1549.
Coordinates
27.5492°, 90.7525°
Region/State
Bumthang District
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Country
Bhutan
Region
Bumthang District
Timezone
Asia/Thimphu
Population
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