South Asia
Bhutan
Punakha District

Pajo

Pajo is a town in in . Pajo has about 3,030 residents and an elevation of 1,438 metres.
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  • Type: Hamlet with 3,030 residents
  • Description: place in Punakha District, Bhutan
  • Also known as: “Pajo, Bhutan”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chimi Lhakhang.

Buddhist temple
Photo: David Broad, CC BY 3.0.
, also known as Chime Lhakhang or Monastery or temple, is a Buddhist monastery in , . Located near Lobesa, it stands on a round hillock and was founded and built in 1499 by the Drukpa Kagyu lama Ngawang Chogyal, who was the 14th abbot of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Khuruthang and Wangdue Phodrang.

is a city in Punakha district located a few kilometers from .

Town
Photo: Hgrobe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town and capital of in central . It is located in Thedtsho Gewog. Khothang Rinchenling… is situated 5 km southeast of Pajo.

is a town in . It is the largest town of Wangdue Phodrang district.

Pajo

Latitude
27.53077° or 27° 31′ 51″ north
Longitude
89.87322° or 89° 52′ 24″ east
Population
3,030
Elevation
1,438 metres (4,718 feet)
Open location code
7MVFGVJF+87
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3700288471
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
1252495
Wiki­data ID
Q2394786
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Tatar—“Pajo” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Pajo”
  • Dutch: “Pajo”
  • Irish: “Pajo”
  • Persian: “پاجو”
  • Swedish: “Pajo, Bhutan”
  • Swedish: “Pajo”
  • Tatar: “Пажъё”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Pajo”. Photo: Donvikro, CC BY-SA 3.0.