Basic information

| Attribute | Detail | | --- | --- | | **Official Name** | Hemis | | **Common Name** | Hemis | | **Native Name(s)** | ཧེ་མིས (Tibetan/Ladakhi) | | **Nicknames** | Gateway to the Snow Leopard Capital | | **Motto** | _Data not readily available for this location._ | | **Geographic Level** | Village / Settlement | | **Country** | India | | **State/Province** | Ladakh (Union Territory) | | **Capital** | Leh (District Capital) | | **Government Type** | Union Territory Administration (Leh District) | | **Date Founded** | 1672 (Modern Monastery established) | | **Time Zone** | IST (UTC+05:30) | | **Latitude** | 33.912° N | | **Longitude** | 77.703° E | | **Elevation** | ~3,500 m (11,483 ft) | | **Total Area** | _Data not readily available for this location._ | | **Population** | ~1,000 (Village and monastery area estimate) | | **Population Density** | _Data not readily available for this location._ | | **ZIP/Postal Codes** | 194201 | | **Area Codes** | +91 1982 | | **Official Languages** | Ladakhi, Hindi, English, Bodhi | | **Currency** | Indian Rupee (INR) | | **Demonym** | Ladakhi / Hemis resident |