# Dorona Gewog Gewog, Dagana Dzongkhag – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/dagana/dorona/

Gewog · Dagana Dzongkhag 

# Dorona Gewog

Dorona Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Dagana Dzongkhag. It covers **107.7 km²**. 11 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 108km²
- 2mapped services
- 1,217 mtypical elevation

## Where is Dorona Gewog?

Dorona Gewog lies in [Dagana Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/dagana/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 6 other gewogs: [Deorali Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/dagana/deorali/), [Gesarling Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/dagana/gesarling/), [Getana Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/chhukha/getana/), [Kalidzingkha Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/dagana/kalidzingkha/), [Lhamoizingkha Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/dagana/lhamoizingkha/) and [Tsendagang Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/dagana/tsendagang/). By area it is the 105th largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 6.3% of [Dagana Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/dagana/). The centre of Dorona Gewog is about 68 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 23 km from Daga, the main town of Dagana Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 26.8740° N, 89.8321° 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 Dorona Gewog

Open gazetteers list **11 villages, towns and localities** in Dorona Gewog. Settlements here lie between about 942 m and 1,738 m above sea level (median 1,217 m).

- Banglachhu
- Chhukam
- Dorona Chhoongwa
- Doronagaon
- Gnimthenla
- Lalidhapper
- Maamedthang
- Momai Thāng
- Neydachhu
- Nyimtola
- Sushitang

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 Dorona Gewog and the best time to visit

In Dorona Gewog, the warmest month is Jul (average 21 °C) and the coolest is Jan (8 °C). About 1,631 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (365 mm) and the driest Dec (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March and October to December**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 8 5 

Feb 10 14 

Mar 14 39 

Apr 17 125 

May 19 199 

Jun 21 274 

Jul 21 365 

Aug 21 280 

Sep 20 222 

Oct 17 101 

Nov 13 6 

Dec 10 2 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Dorona Gewog

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Nimtola PHC · Dorona 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.90566&mlon=89.85830#map=17/26.90566/89.85830) 

Bank BNB Ngotshab Dorona · Dorona 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.90448&mlon=89.85356#map=17/26.90448/89.85356) 

Petrol pump BOD Dagapela · Tsendagang 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.94322&mlon=89.95996#map=17/26.94322/89.95996) 

Hotel DOR Guest House · Gesarling 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.91619&mlon=89.89988#map=17/26.91619/89.89988) 

School Gesarling Central School · Gesarling 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.91841&mlon=89.89539#map=17/26.91841/89.89539) 

College GCBS Prayer Hall · Bongo 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.92256&mlon=89.52295#map=17/26.92256/89.52295) 

Police station police station dagana · Tseza 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.07195&mlon=89.88152#map=17/27.07195/89.88152) 

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 Dorona Gewog

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

- Hospitals1
- Banks1

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 Dagana Dzongkhag

- Deorali
- Drugyelgang
- Gesarling
- Gozhi
- Kalidzingkha
- Khipisa
- Lajab
- Lhamoizingkha
- Nichula
- Trashiding
- Tsangkha
- Tsendagang
- Tseza

## Quick answers

- Where is Dorona Gewog?In Dagana Dzongkhag, Bhutan
- What borders Dorona Gewog?Deorali Gewog, Gesarling Gewog, Getana Gewog, Kalidzingkha Gewog, Lhamoizingkha Gewog and Tsendagang Gewog
- How many villages are in Dorona Gewog?11 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Dorona Gewog?Settlements lie between 942 m and 1,738 m
- What is the best time to visit Dorona Gewog?February to March and October to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Dorona Gewog?Nimtola PHC, about 4.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Dorona Gewog?BNB Ngotshab Dorona, about 4.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dorona Gewog?BOD Dagapela, about 15 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Dorona Gewog?1 mapped
- How many banks are in Dorona Gewog?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Dorona Gewog?BT00302 (OCHA common operational dataset)