# Bjachho Gewog Gewog, Chhukha Dzongkhag – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/chhukha/bjachho/

Gewog · Chhukha Dzongkhag 

# Bjachho Gewog

Bjachho Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Chhukha Dzongkhag. It covers **140.5 km²**. Its main town is Tsimasham. 12 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 11 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 141km²
- 11mapped services
- 2,268 mtypical elevation

## Where is Bjachho Gewog?

Bjachho Gewog lies in [Chhukha Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/chhukha/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 5 other gewogs: [Bongo Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/chhukha/bongo/), [Chapchha Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/chhukha/chapchha/), [Dagala Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/thimphu/dagala/), [Geling Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/chhukha/geling/) and [Tseza Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/dagana/tseza/). By area it is the 77th largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 7.5% of [Chhukha Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/chhukha/). The centre of Bjachho Gewog is about 44 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 5.4 km from Tsimasham, the main town of Chhukha Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 27.0747° N, 89.5835° 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 Bjachho Gewog

Open gazetteers list **12 villages, towns and localities** in Bjachho Gewog. The largest with a recorded population: Tsimasham (2,855) and Mebisa (2,855). Settlements here lie between about 1,565 m and 2,268 m above sea level (median 2,268 m).

- Bubugang
- Chhudasa
- Chukha
- Lachhugang
- Matopangkha
- Mebisa
- Tebjikha
- Tshimalakha
- Tsimakha
- Tsimalakha
- Tsimasham
- Zhemo

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 Bjachho Gewog

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

### History

1 fort.

- Chhukha 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 Bjachho Gewog and the best time to visit

In Bjachho Gewog, the warmest month is Jul (average 20 °C) and the coolest is Jan (8 °C). About 1,620 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (396 mm) and the driest Dec (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to April and October to November**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 8 5 

Feb 10 13 

Mar 13 36 

Apr 16 91 

May 18 173 

Jun 20 263 

Jul 20 396 

Aug 20 304 

Sep 19 239 

Oct 16 91 

Nov 12 5 

Dec 9 2 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bjachho Gewog

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Tshimalakha Hospital · Bjachho 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.08566&mlon=89.53992#map=17/27.08566/89.53992) 

Bank Bank of Bhutan · Tseza 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.07466&mlon=89.88007#map=17/27.07466/89.88007) 

Petrol pump Drul Petroleum Corp LTD · Phuentsholing 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.86060&mlon=89.38802#map=17/26.86060/89.38802) 

Hotel CHP Guest House · Bjachho 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.06042&mlon=89.56188#map=17/27.06042/89.56188) 

Mall Phodrang Shopping Complex · Phuentsholing 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.86027&mlon=89.38461#map=17/26.86027/89.38461) 

School Phuenshogling Middle Secondary School · Bjachho 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.05644&mlon=89.56647#map=17/27.05644/89.56647) 

College GCBS Prayer Hall · Bongo 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.92256&mlon=89.52295#map=17/26.92256/89.52295) 

Police station Chhukha Police Station · Bjachho 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.10943&mlon=89.53870#map=17/27.10943/89.53870) 

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 Bjachho Gewog

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

- Hospitals2
- Hotels1
- Schools4
- Restaurants3
- Police stations1

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 Chhukha Dzongkhag

- Bongo
- Chapchha
- Dala
- Dungna
- Geling
- Getana
- Logchina
- Metap
- Phuentsholing
- Samphelling

## Quick answers

- Where is Bjachho Gewog?In Chhukha Dzongkhag, Bhutan
- What borders Bjachho Gewog?Bongo Gewog, Chapchha Gewog, Dagala Gewog, Geling Gewog and Tseza Gewog
- How many villages are in Bjachho Gewog?12 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Bjachho Gewog?Settlements lie between 1,565 m and 2,268 m
- What is the best time to visit Bjachho Gewog?March to April and October to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Bjachho Gewog?Tshimalakha Hospital, about 4.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Bjachho Gewog?Bank of Bhutan, about 29 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bjachho Gewog?Drul Petroleum Corp LTD, about 31 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Bjachho Gewog?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Bjachho Gewog?BT00201 (OCHA common operational dataset)