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P.O. Box 879, Thimphu, Bhutan
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GEOGRAPHY
& CLIMATE Bhutan known as
Druk-yul nestling in the heart of the great
eastern Himalayas, is located between 880
45' and 920 10' longitude south and between
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Its elevation ranging from 150 meters above sea level
in the south to more than 7,000 meters in the north.
Bhutan has population of 0.7 million approximately
with 70% of the total population living in cultivation
and livestock rearing. The country can be divided
into three major geographic zones; the southern foothills
and plains with hot and humid climates, the hills
and valleys in the inner Himalayas with the moderate
rainfall and the greater Himalayas of the north with
high mountains covered with snow almost throughout
the year.
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Bhutan
in the land of complex gorges and valleys,
soaring snow peaked mountains and steep
slopes, humid jungles and foothills, magnificent
lakes and waterfalls, has fast flowing rivers,
streams and the richest biodiversity of
flora and fauna. |
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CLIMATE
Because of Bhutan's topography, the climate
greatly differs from one region to another.
Tropical with monsoon season in the southern
plains, winter with hot summer in the central
valleys and very cold winter and cool summer
in the north.
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Bhutan's
climate is changeable and unpredictable, not only
varying among the various regions, but also varying
enormously from day to day or even on the same
day.
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