# Chhume Gewog Gewog, Bumthang Dzongkhag – Villages & Map

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

Gewog · Bumthang Dzongkhag 

# Chhume Gewog

Chhume Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Bumthang Dzongkhag. It covers **401.1 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 401km²
- 4mapped services
- 3,342 mtypical elevation

## Where is Chhume Gewog?

Chhume Gewog lies in [Bumthang Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/bumthang/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 7 other gewogs: [Chhoekhor Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/bumthang/chhoekhor/), [Dragteng Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/trongsa/dragteng/), [Langthil Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/trongsa/langthil/), [Nangkor Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/zhemgang/nangkor/), [Nubi Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/trongsa/nubi/), [Shingkhar Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/zhemgang/shingkhar/) and [Ura Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/bumthang/ura/). By area it is the 25th largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 14.8% of [Bumthang Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/bumthang/). The centre of Chhume Gewog is about 105 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 10 km from Jakar, the main town of Bumthang Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 27.4654° N, 90.7047° 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 Chhume Gewog

Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Chhume Gewog.

- Chhumi
- Domkhar
- Gyetsa
- Shuri
- Ungsang
- Zugne

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 Chhume Gewog

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

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain pass.

- Kyikyi La · 2,885 m

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 Chhume Gewog and the best time to visit

In Chhume Gewog, the warmest month is Jul (average 14 °C) and the coolest is Jan (0 °C). About 1,151 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (257 mm) and the driest Dec (3 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 0 4 

Feb 1 12 

Mar 4 32 

Apr 7 102 

May 10 145 

Jun 13 194 

Jul 14 257 

Aug 14 196 

Sep 12 136 

Oct 9 64 

Nov 5 5 

Dec 2 3 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chhume Gewog

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Chhumey BHU · Chhume 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.49372&mlon=90.70992#map=17/27.49372/90.70992) 

Bank Bhutan Development Bank LImited · Chhoekhor 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.54979&mlon=90.75153#map=17/27.54979/90.75153) 

ATM ATM · Chhoekhor 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.54929&mlon=90.75886#map=17/27.54929/90.75886) 

Petrol pump Chamkhar Fuel Station · Chhoekhor 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.54488&mlon=90.75383#map=17/27.54488/90.75383) 

Hotel Yee-Kar Lodge & Br · Chhume 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.50681&mlon=90.73903#map=17/27.50681/90.73903) 

School Jakar Higher Secondary School · Chhoekhor 9.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.54672&mlon=90.73987#map=17/27.54672/90.73987) 

College Tamshing Lhalung Monastery Nyingma Buddhist Institute · Tang 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.60000&mlon=90.81670#map=17/27.60000/90.81670) 

Police station police colony · Nubi 20 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 Chhume Gewog

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

- Hospitals1
- Hotels3

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

- Chhoekhor
- Tang
- Ura

## Quick answers

- Where is Chhume Gewog?In Bumthang Dzongkhag, Bhutan
- What borders Chhume Gewog?Chhoekhor Gewog, Dragteng Gewog, Langthil Gewog, Nangkor Gewog, Nubi Gewog, Shingkhar Gewog and Ura Gewog
- How many villages are in Chhume Gewog?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in Chhume Gewog?Kyikyi La (2,885 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- Where is the nearest hospital to Chhume Gewog?Chhumey BHU, about 3.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Chhume Gewog?Bhutan Development Bank LImited, about 10 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Chhume Gewog?ATM, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Chhume Gewog?Chamkhar Fuel Station, about 10 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Chhume Gewog?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Chhume Gewog?BT00102 (OCHA common operational dataset)