Bhutan cities list with latitude and longitude in Excel, CSV, SQL, XML, JSON formats

Bhutan
Bhutan
Excel, CSV, SQL, XML, JSON

Last update : 16 December 2025.

Country
Bhutan
Capital
Thimphu
Number of cities
248
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This is the best list of 248 cities in the Bhutan available in 5 formats ( Excel, CSV, JSON, SQL, XML ). You will find only data associated with the cities of a country (capital, towns and villages). There is no information concerning the environment, such as the location of a river or a mountain, for example. All cities are associated with regions and sub-regions (where available).

Each file contains the following data: Geoname_ID, City, Alternate_Name, Country_Code, Region, Sub_region, Latitude, Longitude, Elevation, Population, Timezone, Fcode_Name. See the FAQ below for a detailed explanation.

Here is an example of the data from the Bhutan file that you are going to retrieve. The data is displayed here in the form of a table:


Geoname_IDCityAlternate_NameCountry_CodeRegionSub_regionLatitudeLongitudeElevationPopulationTimezoneFcode_Name
1252459SasokaSasokaBT27.7590.866670Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1337299LingshiLingshi,Lingshi DzongBTThimphu District27.9166789.433330Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252545KenchoKenchoBT27.7589.716670Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1337378WamrongWamrongBTTrashigang District27.0666791.56667416Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252535ChapchhaChapcha,Chapchha,Kyapcha DzongBTChukha27.289.550Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252601DaphuDaphuBTChukha26.9666789.383331666Asia/Thimphupopulated place
7701325LobeysaBTThimphu District27.5227389.88550Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252395Wangdue PhodrangDu Phodrang,Wangdiphodrang,Wangdu Phodrang,Wangdue Phodrang,Wangdü PhodrangBTWangdi Phodrang27.4861589.899158954Asia/Thimphuseat of a first-order administrative division
1337363SibsuSibsu,SipchuBTDagana26.9972288.90Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252622Byakar DzongBumtang,Byakar DzongBTBumthang District27.5590.716670Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252447ShingbeShingbeBT27.9333391.616670Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252448ShegariaBT27.66667900Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252483PieksaoBT26.9333390.983330Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252552KamgankaBT27.2498189.960680Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252418ThebongThebongBT27.2666791.266670Asia/Thimphupopulated place
8430192RukubjiRukubjiBT27.5155590.273840Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252432TālaTala,TālaBT26.8666789.566670Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1337359KalikholaBTSarpang District26.7166790.850Asia/Thimphupopulated place
8431130Ga LingBT27.339291.644530Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252412TimaTimaBT27.1666789.033330Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252613ChendebiBT27.4590.333330Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252487PinkhuaPengkhua,PinkhuaBTSarpang District26.7166790.050Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252510NaitolaBT26.991.266670Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252581GalechugaonGalechugaonBT2790.533330Asia/Thimphupopulated place
7910399Paro Populated4BTParo27.3889989.433970Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252407TormoshangsaTorma Shong,TormoshangsaBTLhuntse27.4833391.10Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252460SarpangSarbhang,Sarbhāng,SarpangBTSarpang District26.8639590.2674510416Asia/Thimphuseat of a first-order administrative division
1252443Shongar DzongShongar DzongBTMongar27.2591.083330Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252625Bumtang TangBumtang Tang,Bumthang,JakarBT27.690.816670Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252464SanaSanaBT27.5833391.383330Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252463SānchiSamchhi,Sanchi,Somchi,SānchiBT27.390.616670Asia/Thimphupopulated place
8430221MajgaonBT27.0201390.07560Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252449SharithangSharitang,SharithangBT27.4166789.016670Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252431TamjeeBT27.6666789.90Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252468SaktengSakden,Sakdon,SaktengBTTrashigang District27.3833391.866670Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1337382Drugyel DzongDrugyel DzongBTParo27.589.333330Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252507NamtirNamtil,NamtirBT27.3333390.40Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1337360SamtseSamchi,SamtseBTSamtse District26.8990389.099515396Asia/Thimphuseat of a first-order administrative division
1252563HaHa,Ha DzongBTHaa27.3874789.280741449Asia/Thimphuseat of a first-order administrative division
8431133DrakhāngBTTrashi Yangste27.7322891.709010Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252457SawangSawangBT27.78991.294660Asia/Thimphupopulated place
11072155BabesaBTThimphu District27.4327789.650240Asia/Thimphupopulated place
8431115MomringBT27.1258291.907990Asia/Thimphupopulated place
8429853HingsloBTHaa27.1793789.152560Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252641BachāpBachap,BachāpBT26.9833389.816670Asia/Thimphupopulated place
8430191YekhoBT27.4790390.160090Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252456SawaphuBT27.3666790.20Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252600DametsiDamecha,Dametsi,Damoitsi,Damotse,DemtsiBTMongar27.391.450Asia/Thimphupopulated place
7910398Paro Populated3BTParo27.3907189.425210Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252621ByaradingkaByaradingkaBT27.7666789.450Asia/Thimphupopulated place
8429854BumtakaBTHaa27.656889.869620Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1337302KurjeyKurjeyBTBumthang District27.6166790.70Asia/Thimphupopulated place
8431121JimkhārBT27.6068791.506710Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252465SamtengangSamtengangBT27.53333900Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252484PhuntsholingPhuentsholing,Phuentsolingo,Phuentŝolingo,Phunchholing,Phuntsoling,Pkhuncholing,Puncolingas,Punčolingas,peng cuo lin,phuncholinga,puncholling,Пхунчолинг,Пхунчолінг,پھونتشولنگ,फुन्छोलिङ्ग,ཕུན་ཚོགས་གླིང་,彭措林,푼촐링BTChukha26.8516489.3883727658Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1337388Samdrup JongkharSamdrup JongkharBTSamdrup Jongkhar26.8006991.505199325Asia/Thimphuseat of a first-order administrative division
1337301JakarBUT,Bjakar,Bya-kar,Dzakar,Dzakaras,Dzhakar,Džakaras,Jakar,Jakaro,Jokhar Dzong,jakr,Џакар,Джакар,جاکرBTBumthang District27.5491890.75256243Asia/Thimphuseat of a first-order administrative division
1252572GongchuāndgaonBT27.0333390.433330Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252513MonkaMonkaBT27.3833391.166670Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1337377ThrimshingThimsing,ThrimshingBTTrashigang District27.1333391.616670Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252644AllaBT27.3589.966670Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1337373LamidangraBTTsirang District26.9666790.10Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252592DogsarDogsarBT27.9485491.138670Asia/Thimphupopulated place
8740320Nganglam NewBTSamdrup Jongkhar26.8177191.248360Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252573GnimthenlaBT26.9094889.857190Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252531LamtiBT27.3333390.566670Asia/Thimphupopulated place
7645265SamtseBTSamtse District26.9130989.083610Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1337381DawakhaBTPunakha27.6666789.916670Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1337379PemagatshelPemagatsel,PemagatshelBTPemagatshel27.0379591.4030513864Asia/Thimphuseat of a first-order administrative division
1252439Singye DzongSenghe Dzong,Singhi Dzong,Singye DzongBTLhuntse27.9166791.350Asia/Thimphupopulated place
8431190ĀnkālingBTTrashigang District27.0378592.152620Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252511Nab ChöteBT27.5833390.433330Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252458SassiSassiBT27.1333391.433330Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252475RapleyBT27.189.283330Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252495PajoPajoBTPunakha27.5333389.883333032Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252445ShiujiBTHaa27.1768189.025290Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252522LouriBT27.191.933330Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252402Tungka LaBT26.9591.366670Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252593DiptsangBT27.0591.983330Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1337303NangnangNangnangBTBumthang District27.690.883330Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252619ChamarchiBT26.989.10Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252514MongarMongar,Mongar Dzong,МонгарBTMongar27.2747191.239632969Asia/Thimphuseat of a first-order administrative division
1252583DungnaDuna Dzong,DungnaBTChukha27.0333389.40Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252560GeylegphugGLU,Gelaphu,Gelephu,Gelyephug,Geylegphug,Hatisar,Hatisār,དག་ལགས་ཕ་,དགེ་ལེགས་ཕུ་BTSarpang District26.8683390.487780Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252482PimiPimiBT27.5666790.983330Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252506NaspeNaspeBT27.6833390.716670Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252635BhurgaonBhurgaonBT26.990.433330Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252406TosumaniTosuman,TosumaniBT27.9272791.320360Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252532LāmedādaBT26.9590.133330Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252553KaghaBT27.5333390.466670Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252528LhedangLhedang,WeitsangBTBumthang District27.9500190.692140Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252640BalfaiBalfaiBT27.2166791.50Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252408TrongsaTongsa,Tongsa Dzong,Trongsa,ТонгсаBTTongsa27.502690.507162805Asia/Thimphuseat of a first-order administrative division
1337357NganglamNganglamBTSamdrup Jongkhar26.7833391.25707Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252526LhuentseLenlung,Lhuentse,Lhuntshi,Lhuntsi Dzong,Lingshi DzongBTLhuntse27.6678791.18393100Asia/Thimphuseat of a first-order administrative division
1252446ShingkarapShingkarapBT27.6166789.266670Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252520ManikyangsaManikyangsaBT27.5333390.10Asia/Thimphupopulated place
8431174GorjoBT27.59892.405220Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1252413Khenpa DzongKhenpa Dzong,ThunkarBTLhuntse27.8166791.083330Asia/Thimphupopulated place
1337376GyepozhingBTMongar27.1833391.166670Asia/Thimphupopulated place

Exploring Bhutan: A Geographical Overview and Data Resource

Bhutan’s Landscape: A Mountainous Kingdom Between India and China

Nestled in the eastern Himalayas, Bhutan is a small, landlocked country that has captivated the world with its dramatic landscapes, unique culture, and commitment to preserving its environment. Spanning approximately 38,394 square kilometers, Bhutan is bordered by China to the north and India to the south, east, and west. The country is renowned for its rugged mountains, deep valleys, dense forests, and pristine rivers, all of which contribute to its environmental beauty and biodiversity.

The geography of Bhutan is overwhelmingly mountainous, with the Great Himalayas running along its northern border, where peaks rise to over 7,000 meters. These mountains create a natural barrier between Bhutan and its northern neighbor, China, and also serve as a major factor in Bhutan's climate and biodiversity. The southern regions, in contrast, feature fertile valleys and subtropical forests, which are conducive to agriculture and settlement.

Bhutan’s landscape is not only spectacular but also integral to the nation’s identity and way of life. The dramatic variations in altitude—from the lush valleys at lower elevations to the high-altitude mountain passes—have influenced the distribution of settlements, transportation routes, and economic activities. My geographic database on Bhutan provides detailed insights into the cities, regions, and departments, including precise latitude and longitude coordinates for each of these locations, allowing for an in-depth exploration of the country’s geographic features and urban development.

Cities and Regions of Bhutan: Urbanization in the Himalayan Kingdom

Bhutan’s administrative divisions are organized into 20 districts, each with its own unique geography and cultural identity. These districts are further subdivided into blocks, known as gewogs, and towns that serve as centers for governance, commerce, and culture. The capital city, Thimphu, is located in the western part of the country, nestled in a valley at an elevation of 2,320 meters. Thimphu, as the political and economic heart of Bhutan, serves as the largest city and a central hub for both Bhutanese and international activities. The city is surrounded by the scenic hills and mountains of the Wang Chuu Valley, which have played a crucial role in shaping its urban development.

Paro, located to the west of Thimphu, is another significant urban center in Bhutan. Known for its cultural heritage, Paro is home to the iconic Paro Taktsang, or the "Tiger’s Nest" monastery, perched on the cliffs of the eastern Himalayan range. The town of Paro, along with the surrounding region, is known for its agriculture, particularly rice cultivation, and is one of the most picturesque areas in Bhutan.

The southern regions of Bhutan, such as Samdrup Jongkhar, are characterized by subtropical climates and are the gateways to the Indian subcontinent. These areas are more densely populated and have seen considerable development in recent decades, driven by trade and cross-border interactions with India.

Through my geographic database, users can access detailed data on each of Bhutan’s cities and regions, including their latitude and longitude coordinates. This data is essential for understanding the country’s spatial distribution, from the high-altitude settlements in the north to the subtropical towns in the south.

Latitude and Longitude: Mapping Bhutan’s Geographic Features

Latitude and longitude coordinates provide a crucial tool for understanding the geographic positioning of Bhutan’s cities, towns, and natural landmarks. Bhutan’s cities, many of which are situated at high altitudes in the Himalayan mountains, experience unique climatic conditions, which affect everything from daily life to agriculture and transportation.

For example, Thimphu’s relatively low elevation compared to the northern parts of the country means it enjoys a more temperate climate, making it suitable for settlement and development. In contrast, Bhutan’s northern towns, located in higher altitudes and more remote areas, face harsher climates and fewer human settlements. Understanding these geographical positions through latitude and longitude coordinates helps to visualize how Bhutan’s urban areas are distributed and how they interact with their natural surroundings.

By using the geographic database, users can explore the exact locations of Bhutan’s urban centers, analyze the relationship between natural features such as rivers, mountains, and valleys, and understand how geography has shaped the country’s development. The latitude and longitude coordinates provide insights into the accessibility of different areas, the environmental factors influencing settlement patterns, and the country’s infrastructure needs.

The Regional Distribution of Bhutan’s Economic Activities

Bhutan’s geography directly influences its economic activities. The southern part of the country, with its subtropical climate and fertile soils, is a key region for agriculture. Rice, maize, and fruits are grown here, and the area is also home to Bhutan’s burgeoning tourism industry, which takes advantage of the country’s natural beauty and cultural landmarks. The district of Chukha, located in the southwest, is known for its agricultural output and proximity to the border with India, making it an important center for trade and commerce.

Thimphu and Paro, in the central and western parts of the country, have developed into the economic and political centers of Bhutan. The country’s emphasis on preserving its cultural identity and environment has led to a focus on sustainable development, including initiatives to manage natural resources, promote renewable energy, and enhance the country’s cultural tourism offerings. The geographic database allows users to examine how different regions specialize in specific industries, based on their geography and natural resources, and helps in identifying areas for future development.

The northern parts of Bhutan, characterized by their high-altitude valleys and forests, are less developed in terms of urbanization but are critical for conservation efforts, particularly related to biodiversity and forest preservation. The geographic database provides valuable data on these regions, allowing users to assess how Bhutan’s economic activities are aligned with its geographical landscape and environmental priorities.

Using Geographic Data for Sustainable Development in Bhutan

As Bhutan continues to grow and modernize, it faces unique challenges related to its geography, including the impacts of climate change, the need for sustainable resource management, and the preservation of its cultural and natural heritage. Geographic data, such as latitude and longitude coordinates, plays an essential role in ensuring that Bhutan’s development remains balanced and sustainable.

The detailed geographic database I have developed can be used to inform urban planning, infrastructure development, and environmental conservation. By analyzing the precise locations of Bhutan’s cities and regions, policymakers and urban planners can identify key areas for development while respecting the country’s unique geographic features. The database also provides the necessary data for disaster risk management, particularly in relation to flood-prone areas and high-altitude settlements vulnerable to landslides.

In addition, Bhutan’s commitment to Gross National Happiness (GNH) requires a holistic approach to development, which includes not only economic factors but also environmental sustainability and cultural preservation. Geographic data helps inform decisions that balance these priorities and ensure that Bhutan’s growth is in harmony with its environment and cultural values.

Conclusion: Harnessing Geographic Data for Bhutan’s Future

Bhutan’s geography is a defining feature of the country, influencing everything from settlement patterns to economic activities and environmental sustainability. The geographic database I have developed, with its precise latitude and longitude coordinates for each city, town, and region, provides valuable insights into Bhutan’s unique geographic landscape. This data is essential for making informed decisions about sustainable development, infrastructure planning, and environmental conservation, ensuring that Bhutan continues to thrive while preserving its natural beauty and cultural heritage. Through the use of geographic data, Bhutan can chart a course for future growth that respects its environment, enhances its quality of life, and strengthens its position as a model of sustainable development in the world.

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  • Geoname_ID: This is a unique identifier for each place or geographical name in the Geoname database.
  • City: The name of the place, which can be a town, village or any other form of human settlement.
  • Alternate_Name: Other names or appellations that the place may have. These alternative names may be in different languages, dialects or even local names.
  • Country_Code: This is the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code for the country in which the place is located. For example, "US" for the United States, "FR" for France.
  • Region: This represents the first-order administrative division in which the location is situated. For example, this could be a state, province or territory.
  • Sub_region: This is a second-order administrative division, such as a county or district, within the region.
  • Latitude: The geographical latitude of the location, usually in decimal degrees.
  • Longitude: The geographical longitude of the location, also usually in decimal degrees.
  • Elevation: The elevation or altitude of the location in relation to sea level, usually measured in metres.
  • Population: The estimated number of inhabitants or population of the location.
  • Timezone: The time zone in which the location is located, in accordance with global time zone standards.
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