Punākha has a population of 21,500, making it the 4th largest place we list in Bhutan. It is in Punakha.
Punākha holds 2.7% of Bhutan's 802,214 people. Thimphu, the largest place we list there, is 4.6 times its size.
21,500
population
#4
in Bhutan
Nearby in size
| Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Thimphu | Thimphu District | 98,676 |
| Phuntsholing | Chukha | 27,658 |
| Tsirang | Tsirang District | 22,376 |
| Pemagatshel | Pemagatshel | 13,864 |
| Paro | Paro | 11,448 |
| Sarpang | Sarpang District | 10,416 |
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.