# Tang Gewog Gewog, Bumthang Dzongkhag – Villages & Map

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

Gewog · Bumthang Dzongkhag 

# Tang Gewog

Tang Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Bumthang Dzongkhag. It covers **519.9 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 520km²
- 6mapped services
- 3,749 mtypical elevation

## Where is Tang Gewog?

Tang Gewog lies in [Bumthang Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/bumthang/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 5 other gewogs: [Chhoekhor Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/bumthang/chhoekhor/), [Gangzur Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/lhuentse/gangzur/), [Kurtoe Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/lhuentse/kurtoe/), [Metsho Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/lhuentse/metsho/) and [Ura Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/bumthang/ura/). By area it is the 16th largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 19.1% of [Bumthang Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/bumthang/). The centre of Tang Gewog is about 126 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 20 km from Jakar, the main town of Bumthang Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 27.6807° N, 90.8974° 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 Tang Gewog

Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Tang Gewog. Settlements here lie between about 2,725 m and 4,216 m above sea level (median 3,749 m).

- Bepzur
- Bumtang Tang
- Gāmling
- Jhok
- Nangnang
- Phomrong
- Sasoka

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 Tang Gewog

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

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain pass.

- Rudong La · 3,167 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 Tang Gewog and the best time to visit

In Tang 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 Tang Gewog

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Lhuentse District Hospital · Tang 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.72389&mlon=90.90572#map=17/27.72389/90.90572) 

Bank Bhutan National Bank · Chhoekhor 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.56381&mlon=90.74233#map=17/27.56381/90.74233) 

ATM ATM · Chhoekhor 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.54929&mlon=90.75886#map=17/27.54929/90.75886) 

Petrol pump Chamkhar Fuel Station · Chhoekhor 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.54488&mlon=90.75383#map=17/27.54488/90.75383) 

Hotel KTM Hotel Bhutan · Tang 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.60000&mlon=90.81670#map=17/27.60000/90.81670) 

School Tang Central School · Tang 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.57106&mlon=90.87304#map=17/27.57106/90.87304) 

College Tamshing Lhalung Monastery Nyingma Buddhist Institute · Tang 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.60000&mlon=90.81670#map=17/27.60000/90.81670) 

Police station Royal Bhutan Police Office · Gangzur 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.66696&mlon=91.18406#map=17/27.66696/91.18406) 

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 Tang Gewog

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

- Hospitals2
- Hotels1
- Schools1
- Colleges and universities1
- Restaurants1

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
- Chhume
- Ura

## Quick answers

- Where is Tang Gewog?In Bumthang Dzongkhag, Bhutan
- What borders Tang Gewog?Chhoekhor Gewog, Gangzur Gewog, Kurtoe Gewog, Metsho Gewog and Ura Gewog
- How many villages are in Tang Gewog?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Tang Gewog?Settlements lie between 2,725 m and 4,216 m
- What is the highest point in Tang Gewog?Rudong La (3,167 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- Where is the nearest hospital to Tang Gewog?Lhuentse District Hospital, about 4.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Tang Gewog?Bhutan National Bank, about 20 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Tang Gewog?ATM, about 20 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Tang Gewog?Chamkhar Fuel Station, about 21 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Tang Gewog?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Tang Gewog?BT00103 (OCHA common operational dataset)