Jakar

Jakar
བྱ་ཀར་
Byakar
Jakar Dzong
Jakar is located in Bhutan
Jakar
Jakar
Location in Bhutan
Coordinates: 27°33′0″N 90°44′0″E / 27.55000°N 90.73333°E / 27.55000; 90.73333
Country Bhutan
DzongkhagBumthang
GewogChhoekhor
Settledca. 1549
Elevation
2,587 m (8,488 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total6,243
Time zoneUTC+06:00 (BTT)
ClimateCwb

Jakar (Dzongkha: བྱ་ཀར་, romanizedBya-kar)[1] is a town in the central-eastern region of Bhutan. It is the district capital (dzongkhag thromde)[2] 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.[3]: 168 

  1. ^ Approved Thromdes & Boundaries in 2 July 2010, Approved Class B Thromdes, Bumthang Thromde; Thromde List part 2 http://www.mowhs.gov.bt/publications/approved-thromde-and-boundaries/ Archived 28 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Pelden, Sonam (7 May 2010). "Cabinet Approves Thromdes". Bhutan Observer online. Archived from the original on 20 January 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  3. ^ Brown, Lindsay; Mayhew, Bradley; Armington, Stan; Whitecross, Richard W. (2007). Bhutan. Lonely Planet Country Guides (3 ed.). Lonely Planet. ISBN 978-1740595292. Retrieved 9 August 2011.