# Chhoekhor Gewog Gewog, Bumthang Dzongkhag – Villages, Map & Nearest Services

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/bumthang/chhoekhor/

Gewog · Bumthang Dzongkhag 

# Chhoekhor Gewog

Chhoekhor Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Bumthang Dzongkhag. It covers **1,530.3 km²**. Its main town is Jakar. 23 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 44 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1,530km²
- 44mapped services
- 2,987 mtypical elevation

## Where is Chhoekhor Gewog?

Chhoekhor Gewog lies in [Bumthang Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/bumthang/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 6 other gewogs: [Chhume Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/bumthang/chhume/), [Kurtoe Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/lhuentse/kurtoe/), [Nubi Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/trongsa/nubi/), [Sephu Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/sephu/), [Tang Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/bumthang/tang/) and [Ura Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/bumthang/ura/). By area it is the 2nd largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 56.3% of [Bumthang Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/bumthang/). The centre of Chhoekhor Gewog is about 107 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 27 km from Jakar, the main town of Bumthang Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 27.7814° N, 90.6665° E.

Source: [OCHA ROAP via HDX, Bhutan administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-btn).

## Villages and localities in Chhoekhor Gewog

Open gazetteers list **23 villages, towns and localities** in Chhoekhor Gewog. The largest with a recorded population: Jakar (6,243). Settlements here lie between about 2,587 m and 4,239 m above sea level (median 2,987 m).

- Byakar Dzong
- Dhur
- Dodrong
- Dojebi
- Dramphel
- Goling
- Jakar
- Khagthang
- Kharsa
- Kurjey
- Lhedang
- Nasiphel
- Naspe
- Parar
- Samthang
- Sangling
- Sangsangma
- Thangbi
- Trashiling
- Tsampa
- Tuktu Zampa
- Wangchukling
- Zhabjethang

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Landscape and landmarks of Chhoekhor Gewog

Named natural and historic features inside Chhoekhor Gewog, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Chamka

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain; 1 mountain pass.

- Chura Kang · 6,000 m
- Chhachhu La · 5,088 m

### Getting around

1 airport.

- Bathpalathang Airport

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Chhoekhor Gewog and the best time to visit

In Chhoekhor Gewog, the warmest month is Jul (average 6 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-11 °C). About 608 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (159 mm) and the driest Dec (2 mm). No month is both mild and dry, so plan around the rains.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan -11 3 

Feb -10 7 

Mar -7 17 

Apr -3 37 

May 1 62 

Jun 5 96 

Jul 6 159 

Aug 5 126 

Sep 4 69 

Oct -1 27 

Nov -5 3 

Dec -9 2 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chhoekhor Gewog

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Dhur Primary Health Centerr · Chhoekhor 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.61299&mlon=90.67313#map=17/27.61299/90.67313) 

Bank Bhutan National Bank · Chhoekhor 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.56381&mlon=90.74233#map=17/27.56381/90.74233) 

ATM ATM Wangdi Chholing Hospital · Chhoekhor 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.55925&mlon=90.74427#map=17/27.55925/90.74427) 

Petrol pump Chamkhar Fuel Station · Chhoekhor 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.54488&mlon=90.75383#map=17/27.54488/90.75383) 

Hotel Six Senses Bumthang · Chhoekhor 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.57517&mlon=90.74250#map=17/27.57517/90.74250) 

School Kharsa Primary School · Chhoekhor 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.63057&mlon=90.71372#map=17/27.63057/90.71372) 

College Tamshing Lhalung Monastery Nyingma Buddhist Institute · Tang 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.60000&mlon=90.81670#map=17/27.60000/90.81670) 

Police station police colony · Nubi 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.50451&mlon=90.50399#map=17/27.50451/90.50399) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Chhoekhor Gewog

Places mapped inside Chhoekhor Gewog in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals4
- Banks3
- ATMs2
- Petrol pumps1
- Hotels22
- Schools4
- Restaurants8

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other gewogs in Bumthang Dzongkhag

- Chhume
- Tang
- Ura

## Quick answers

- Where is Chhoekhor Gewog?In Bumthang Dzongkhag, Bhutan
- What borders Chhoekhor Gewog?Chhume Gewog, Kurtoe Gewog, Nubi Gewog, Sephu Gewog, Tang Gewog and Ura Gewog
- How many villages are in Chhoekhor Gewog?23 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Chhoekhor Gewog?Settlements lie between 2,587 m and 4,239 m
- What is the highest point in Chhoekhor Gewog?Chura Kang (6,000 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- Where is the nearest hospital to Chhoekhor Gewog?Dhur Primary Health Centerr, about 19 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Chhoekhor Gewog?Bhutan National Bank, about 25 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Chhoekhor Gewog?ATM Wangdi Chholing Hospital, about 26 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Chhoekhor Gewog?Chamkhar Fuel Station, about 28 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Chhoekhor Gewog?4 mapped
- How many banks are in Chhoekhor Gewog?3 mapped
- How many ATMs are in Chhoekhor Gewog?2 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Chhoekhor Gewog?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Chhoekhor Gewog?BT00101 (OCHA common operational dataset)