# Phuentsholing Gewog Gewog, Chhukha Dzongkhag – Villages & Map

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Gewog · Chhukha Dzongkhag 

# Phuentsholing Gewog

Phuentsholing Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Chhukha Dzongkhag. It covers **133.5 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 77 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 134km²
- 77mapped services
- 330 mtypical elevation

## Where is Phuentsholing Gewog?

Phuentsholing Gewog lies in [Chhukha Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/chhukha/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 6 other gewogs: [Dorokha Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/samtse/dorokha/), [Dungna Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/chhukha/dungna/), [Geling Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/chhukha/geling/), [Logchina Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/chhukha/logchina/), [Samphelling Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/chhukha/samphelling/) and [Tading Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/samtse/tading/). By area it is the 86th largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 7.1% of [Chhukha Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/chhukha/). The centre of Phuentsholing Gewog is about 68 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 28 km from Tsimasham, the main town of Chhukha Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 26.9184° N, 89.3398° 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 Phuentsholing Gewog

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Phuentsholing Gewog. The largest with a recorded population: Phuntsholing (27,658). Settlements here lie between about 314 m and 636 m above sea level (median 330 m).

- Pachu
- Phuentsholing
- Phuntsholing
- Toribari

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 Phuentsholing Gewog and the best time to visit

In Phuentsholing 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**.

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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 Phuentsholing Gewog

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Logchina BHU · Logchina 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.94109&mlon=89.38851#map=17/26.94109/89.38851) 

Bank Bank of Bhutan · Phuentsholing 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.86187&mlon=89.38131#map=17/26.86187/89.38131) 

Petrol pump Bharat Petroleum · Phuentsholing 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.86123&mlon=89.38122#map=17/26.86123/89.38122) 

Hotel Hotel Palm · Tading 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.87274&mlon=89.34880#map=17/26.87274/89.34880) 

Mall Phodrang Shopping Complex · Phuentsholing 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.86027&mlon=89.38461#map=17/26.86027/89.38461) 

School PHUNTSHOLING HSS · Phuentsholing 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.86587&mlon=89.38039#map=17/26.86587/89.38039) 

College College of Science and Technology · Phuentsholing 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.85009&mlon=89.39356#map=17/26.85009/89.39356) 

Police station Boarder Police · Phuentsholing 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.86113&mlon=89.38125#map=17/26.86113/89.38125) 

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 Phuentsholing Gewog

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

- Hospitals4
- Banks6
- Petrol pumps2
- Hotels34
- Shopping malls1
- Schools5
- Colleges and universities3
- Cinemas1
- Restaurants19
- Police stations2

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
- Metap
- Samphelling

## Quick answers

- Where is Phuentsholing Gewog?In Chhukha Dzongkhag, Bhutan
- What borders Phuentsholing Gewog?Dorokha Gewog, Dungna Gewog, Geling Gewog, Logchina Gewog, Samphelling Gewog and Tading Gewog
- How many villages are in Phuentsholing Gewog?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Phuentsholing Gewog?Settlements lie between 314 m and 636 m
- What is the best time to visit Phuentsholing Gewog?March to April and October to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Phuentsholing Gewog?Logchina BHU, about 5.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Phuentsholing Gewog?Bank of Bhutan, about 7.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Phuentsholing Gewog?Bharat Petroleum, about 7.6 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Phuentsholing Gewog?4 mapped
- How many banks are in Phuentsholing Gewog?6 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Phuentsholing Gewog?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Phuentsholing Gewog?BT00210 (OCHA common operational dataset)