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

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

Gewog · Bumthang Dzongkhag 

# Ura Gewog

Ura Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Bumthang Dzongkhag. It covers **265.6 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 266km²
- 3mapped services
- 3,648 mtypical elevation

## Where is Ura Gewog?

Ura 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/), [Chhume Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/bumthang/chhume/), [Jaray Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/lhuentse/jaray/), [Metsho Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/lhuentse/metsho/), [Saleng Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/monggar/saleng/), [Shingkhar Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/zhemgang/shingkhar/) and [Tang Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/bumthang/tang/). By area it is the 43rd largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 9.8% of [Bumthang Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/bumthang/). The centre of Ura Gewog is about 126 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 19 km from Jakar, the main town of Bumthang Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 27.4591° N, 90.9139° 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 Ura Gewog

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Ura Gewog. The largest with a recorded population: Ura (2,288).

- Shingkhar
- Shingneer
- Tangsibi
- Ura

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 Ura Gewog

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

### Hills and mountains

2 mountain passes.

- Thungsi La · 3,762 m
- Ura La · 2,755 m

### History

1 fort.

- Ura Dzong

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 Ura Gewog and the best time to visit

In Ura 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 Ura Gewog

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Ura BHU · Ura 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.47951&mlon=90.90904#map=17/27.47951/90.90904) 

Bank Bhutan Development Bank LImited · Chhoekhor 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.54979&mlon=90.75153#map=17/27.54979/90.75153) 

ATM ATM · Chhoekhor 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.54929&mlon=90.75886#map=17/27.54929/90.75886) 

Petrol pump Chamkhar Fuel Station · Chhoekhor 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.54488&mlon=90.75383#map=17/27.54488/90.75383) 

Hotel Shingkhar Guest House · Ura 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.50090&mlon=90.94969#map=17/27.50090/90.94969) 

School Tang Central School · Tang 13 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 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.60000&mlon=90.81670#map=17/27.60000/90.81670) 

Police station Police Quarter · Gangzur 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.66635&mlon=91.18411#map=17/27.66635/91.18411) 

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 Ura Gewog

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

- Hospitals1
- Hotels1
- 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
- Tang

## Quick answers

- Where is Ura Gewog?In Bumthang Dzongkhag, Bhutan
- What borders Ura Gewog?Chhoekhor Gewog, Chhume Gewog, Jaray Gewog, Metsho Gewog, Saleng Gewog, Shingkhar Gewog and Tang Gewog
- How many villages are in Ura Gewog?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in Ura Gewog?Thungsi La (3,762 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ura Gewog?Ura BHU, about 2.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ura Gewog?Bhutan Development Bank LImited, about 19 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Ura Gewog?ATM, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ura Gewog?Chamkhar Fuel Station, about 18 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Ura Gewog?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Ura Gewog?BT00104 (OCHA common operational dataset)