Elevation of towns in Bhutan
54 towns in Bhutan have a reading on the GMTED2010 grid. The highest is Dala (Chhukha) at 3,206 m (10,518 ft); the lowest is Lhamoyzingkhar (Sarpang) at 132 m (433 ft). Half of the towns sit above 1,428 m (the mean is 1,472 m). 3 more places are on file with a coordinate that is not their own; they are named at the foot of this page and have no page of their own.
Highest towns in Bhutan
| # | Town | Elevation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dala Chhukha | 3,206 m (10,518 ft) |
| 2 | Bumthang Bumthang | 3,030 m (9,941 ft) |
| 3 | Ha Haa | 2,726 m (8,944 ft) |
| 4 | Tsimalakha Chhukha | 2,669 m (8,757 ft) |
| 5 | Tsimasham Chhukha | 2,574 m (8,445 ft) |
| 6 | Gasa Gasa | 2,547 m (8,356 ft) |
| 7 | Nobding Wangdue Phodrang | 2,458 m (8,064 ft) |
| 8 | Thimphu Thimphu | 2,376 m (7,795 ft) |
| 9 | Bondey Paro | 2,316 m (7,598 ft) |
| 10 | Khaling Trashigang | 2,297 m (7,536 ft) |
Lowest towns in Bhutan
| # | Town | Elevation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lhamoyzingkhar Sarpang | 132 m (433 ft) |
| 2 | Namglam Samdrup Jongkhar | 143 m (469 ft) |
| 3 | Samdrup Jongkhar Samdrup Jongkhar | 169 m (554 ft) |
| 4 | Geylegphug Sarpang | 212 m (696 ft) |
| 5 | Phuentsholing Chhukha | 248 m (814 ft) |
| 6 | Jomotsangkha Samdrup Jongkhar | 287 m (942 ft) |
| 7 | Gomtu Samtse | 288 m (945 ft) |
| 8 | Panbang Zhemgang | 314 m (1,030 ft) |
| 9 | Samdrup Choeling Samdrup Jongkhar | 343 m (1,125 ft) |
| 10 | Sarpang Sarpang | 377 m (1,237 ft) |
Regions of Bhutan
| Region | Towns | Mean | Highest town | Lowest town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chhukha | 6 | 2,050 m | Dala 3,206 m | Phuentsholing 248 m |
| Dagana | 4 | 1,555 m | Drukgyegang 1,800 m | Daga 1,412 m |
| Mongar | 4 | 1,424 m | Lingmithang 1,536 m | Gyalposhing 1,306 m |
| Pemagatshel | 4 | 1,792 m | Yalang 2,063 m | Nangkhor 1,584 m |
| Samdrup Jongkhar | 5 | 454 m | Deothang 1,328 m | Namglam 143 m |
| Samtse | 3 | 439 m | Sipsu 608 m | Gomtu 288 m |
| Sarpang | 3 | 240 m | Sarpang 377 m | Lhamoyzingkhar 132 m |
| Trashigang | 6 | 1,661 m | Khaling 2,297 m | Rangjung 1,226 m |
| Wangdue Phodrang | 3 | 1,649 m | Nobding 2,458 m | Wangdue 1,241 m |
| Zhemgang | 3 | 813 m | Zhemgang 1,344 m | Panbang 314 m |
All towns in Bhutan
- Autsho
- Bondey
- Bumthang
- Chhukha
- Daga
- Dagapela
- Dala
- Damphu
- Deothang
- Dremtse
- Drukgyegang
- Duksum
- Gasa
- Gedu
- Geylegphug
- Gomtu
- Gyalposhing
- Ha
- Jomotsangkha
- Kanglung
- Khaling
- Kherigonpa
- Khuru
- Lhamoyzingkhar
- Lhuentse
- Lingmithang
- Monggar
- Mongling
- Namglam
- Nangkhor
- Nobding
- Panbang
- Phuentsholing
- Rangjung
- Reserboo
- Rurichu
- Samdrup Choeling
- Samdrup Jongkhar
- Samtse
- Sarpang
- Sipsu
- Sunkosh
- Thimphu
- Tingtibi
- Trashigang
- Trashiyangtse
- Trongsa
- Tshongdue
- Tsimalakha
- Tsimasham
- Wamrong
- Wangdue
- Yalang
- Zhemgang
Also on file in Bhutan
Recorded with a coordinate that is not the town's own - a district's point shared by several places, or a same-named place in another country - so the grid cannot say how high each one is and they have no page.
Gypsum, Khothakpa, Pemagatshel.