Current Date And Time In Samdrup Jongkhar, Bhutan
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
05:58:44 BTT
Capital: Samdrup Jongkhar
Currency: Bhutanese Ngultrum (BTN)
Timezone: UTC +06:00 (BTT)
Population: 35,079
Area: 2,207.00 km²
State Code: SJ
Planning business schedules or travel in Samdrup Jongkhar, Bhutan? Here is the complete public holiday reference for Samdrup Jongkhar, detailing official statutory observances and bank non-working days.
Public administration, schools, and financial institutions in Samdrup Jongkhar observe these official holiday dates to mark statutory national and regional occasions. In Samdrup Jongkhar, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including National Day of Bhutan on December 17) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.
This is Bhutan's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Bhutan's country-level holiday page — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply uniformly across Samdrup Jongkhar and the rest of Bhutan, not a separate Samdrup Jongkhar-specific calendar.
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These are Bhutan's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Bhutan's country holiday page — mandated by national labor law and applicable across every state and city in Bhutan, including Samdrup Jongkhar. These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Day of Bhutan | December 17 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | www.mfa.gov.bt |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| National Day of Bhutan | Thu, Dec 17, 2026 | Take the Friday after off for a 4-day weekend |
Public holiday schedules in Samdrup Jongkhar combine statutory nationwide non-working days with regional observances. Commercial banks, government offices, and educational institutions in Samdrup Jongkhar observe mandatory statutory closures on national days.
A statutory holiday falling on a weekend in Samdrup Jongkhar doesn't simply disappear — Bhutan's gazette process typically shifts the observed non-working day to the nearest Monday.
As Samdrup Jongkhar's own capital, Samdrup Jongkhar observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Samdrup Jongkhar.