# Metap Gewog Gewog, Chhukha Dzongkhag – Villages & Map

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

Gewog · Chhukha Dzongkhag 

# Metap Gewog

Metap Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Chhukha Dzongkhag. It covers **129.7 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 130km²
- 1mapped services

## Where is Metap Gewog?

Metap Gewog lies in [Chhukha Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/chhukha/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 3 other gewogs: [Dungna Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/chhukha/dungna/), [Geling Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/chhukha/geling/) and [Naja Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/paro/naja/). By area it is the 89th largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 6.9% of [Chhukha Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/chhukha/). The centre of Metap Gewog is about 44 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 11 km from Tsimasham, the main town of Chhukha Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 27.1155° N, 89.4253° E.

Source: [OCHA ROAP via HDX, Bhutan administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-btn).

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

In Metap 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 Metap Gewog

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Metakha BHU · Metap 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.05401&mlon=89.41652#map=17/27.05401/89.41652) 

Bank Bhutan National Bank · Phuentsholing 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.86198&mlon=89.38160#map=17/26.86198/89.38160) 

ATM ATM · Uesu 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.37038&mlon=89.29321#map=17/27.37038/89.29321) 

Petrol pump Drul Petroleum Corp LTD · Phuentsholing 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.86060&mlon=89.38802#map=17/26.86060/89.38802) 

Hotel CHP Guest House · Bjachho 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.06042&mlon=89.56188#map=17/27.06042/89.56188) 

Mall Phodrang Shopping Complex · Phuentsholing 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.86027&mlon=89.38461#map=17/26.86027/89.38461) 

School Chukha Central School · Bjachho 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.08418&mlon=89.54052#map=17/27.08418/89.54052) 

College Gaeddu College of Business Studies, Royal University of Bhutan · Bongo 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.92287&mlon=89.52141#map=17/26.92287/89.52141) 

Police station Chhukha Police Station · Bjachho 11 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 Metap Gewog

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

- Hospitals1

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Metap Gewog?In Chhukha Dzongkhag, Bhutan
- What borders Metap Gewog?Dungna Gewog, Geling Gewog and Naja Gewog
- What is the best time to visit Metap Gewog?March to April and October to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Metap Gewog?Metakha BHU, about 6.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Metap Gewog?Bhutan National Bank, about 29 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Metap Gewog?ATM, about 31 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Metap Gewog?Drul Petroleum Corp LTD, about 29 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Metap Gewog?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Metap Gewog?BT00209 (OCHA common operational dataset)