Jakar
བྱ་ཀར་ Byakar | |
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  Jakar Location in Bhutan | |
| Coordinates: 27°33′0″N 90°44′0″E / 27.55000°N 90.73333°E | |
| Country |  Bhutan |
| Dzongkhag | Bumthang |
| Gewog | Chhoekhor |
| Settled | ca. 1549 |
| Elevation | 2,587 m (8,488 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 6,243 |
| Time zone | UTC+06:00 (BTT) |
| Climate | Cwb |
Jakar (Dzongkha: བྱ་ཀར་, romanized: Bya-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
- ^ 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
- ^ Pelden, Sonam (7 May 2010). "Cabinet Approves Thromdes". Bhutan Observer online. Archived from the original on 20 January 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
- ^ 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.