# Bongo Gewog Gewog, Chhukha Dzongkhag – Villages & Map

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

Gewog · Chhukha Dzongkhag 

# Bongo Gewog

Bongo Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Chhukha Dzongkhag. It covers **399.4 km²**. 12 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 9 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 399km²
- 9mapped services
- 729 mtypical elevation

## Where is Bongo Gewog?

Bongo Gewog lies in [Chhukha Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/chhukha/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 6 other gewogs: [Bjachho Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/chhukha/bjachho/), [Dala Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/chhukha/dala/), [Geling Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/chhukha/geling/), [Getana Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/chhukha/getana/), [Lhamoizingkha Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/dagana/lhamoizingkha/) and [Tseza Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/dagana/tseza/). By area it is the 26th largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 21.2% of [Chhukha Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/chhukha/). The centre of Bongo Gewog is about 60 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 20 km from Tsimasham, the main town of Chhukha Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 26.9241° N, 89.5915° 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 Bongo Gewog

Open gazetteers list **12 villages, towns and localities** in Bongo Gewog.

- Arikha
- Baeyul Kunzang
- Beyri
- Chhasilakha
- Gedu
- Khitokha
- Meritsemo
- Patoelum
- Shingcheykha
- Tabjanglum
- Togtogongm
- Togtokha

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).

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

In Bongo 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 Bongo Gewog

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Renchentse BHU · Bongo 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.89649&mlon=89.59960#map=17/26.89649/89.59960) 

Bank Bhutan National Bank · Phuentsholing 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.85892&mlon=89.38567#map=17/26.85892/89.38567) 

Petrol pump Drul Petroleum Corp LTD · Phuentsholing 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.86060&mlon=89.38802#map=17/26.86060/89.38802) 

Hotel GCBS Guest House · Bongo 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.92093&mlon=89.52149#map=17/26.92093/89.52149) 

Mall Phodrang Shopping Complex · Phuentsholing 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.86027&mlon=89.38461#map=17/26.86027/89.38461) 

School Phuentsholing Higher Secondary School · Geling 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.90171&mlon=89.45253#map=17/26.90171/89.45253) 

College GCBS Prayer Hall · Bongo 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.92256&mlon=89.52295#map=17/26.92256/89.52295) 

Police station Police Station · Phuentsholing 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.86205&mlon=89.38908#map=17/26.86205/89.38908) 

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 Bongo Gewog

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

- Hospitals4
- Hotels1
- Colleges and universities3
- 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 Chhukha Dzongkhag

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Bongo Gewog?In Chhukha Dzongkhag, Bhutan
- What borders Bongo Gewog?Bjachho Gewog, Dala Gewog, Geling Gewog, Getana Gewog, Lhamoizingkha Gewog and Tseza Gewog
- How many villages are in Bongo Gewog?12 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Bongo Gewog?March to April and October to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Bongo Gewog?Renchentse BHU, about 3.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Bongo Gewog?Bhutan National Bank, about 22 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bongo Gewog?Drul Petroleum Corp LTD, about 21 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Bongo Gewog?4 mapped
- What is the P-code of Bongo Gewog?BT00202 (OCHA common operational dataset)