Padum

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Padum Padam
Town
View of Padum town from the southwest
Padum Location in Ladakh, India
Coordinates: 33°27′50″N 76°52′43″E / 33.46389°N 76.87861°E / 33.46389; 76.87861
Country	India
Union Territory	Ladakh
District	Kargil
Tehsil	Zanskar
Government
• Type	Autonomous Hill Development Council
• Body	LAHDC, Kargil
Elevation	3,669 m (12,037 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,550
Languages
• Official	Ladakhi, Hindi, Tibetan
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	LA 01 XXXX
Website	http://www.kargil.nic.in/

Padum (also known as Padam) is the main town and the administrative centre of the Zanskar tehsil in Kargil district, Ladakh, India. Named after the Buddhist guru Padmasambhava, it was historically one of the two main capitals of the Zanskar Kingdom, the other being Zangla. It is 235 km (146 mi) via the link road from Kargil city (National Highway No. 1D). The new Nimmu–Padum–Darcha road (under construction) connects Padum directly to Leh in the east and to Darcha in Himachal Pradesh.