# Goenkhame Gewog Gewog, Gasa Dzongkhag – Villages, Map & Nearest Services > Source: https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/gasa/goenkhame/ Gewog · Gasa Dzongkhag # Goenkhame Gewog Goenkhame Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Gasa Dzongkhag. It covers **149.3 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 149km² - 4mapped services - 4,426 mtypical elevation ## Where is Goenkhame Gewog? Goenkhame Gewog lies in [Gasa Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/gasa/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 5 other gewogs: [Goenkhatoe Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/gasa/goenkhatoe/), [Goenshari Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/punakha/goenshari/), [Kabjisa Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/punakha/kabjisa/), [Lunana Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/gasa/lunana/) and [Naro Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/thimphu/naro/). By area it is the 74th largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 4.8% of [Gasa Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/gasa/). The centre of Goenkhame Gewog is about 37 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 13 km from Gasa, the main town of Gasa Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 27.7948° N, 89.6766° 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 Goenkhame Gewog Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Goenkhame Gewog. - Kencho - Tamji 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 Goenkhame Gewog Named natural and historic features inside Goenkhame Gewog, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Forests and nature 1 park. - Jigme Dorji National Park 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 Goenkhame Gewog and the best time to visit In Goenkhame Gewog, the warmest month is Jul (average 8 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-8 °C). About 617 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (164 mm) and the driest Nov (2 mm). No month is both mild and dry, so plan around the rains. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan -8 3 Feb -7 8 Mar -4 22 Apr -0 34 May 3 62 Jun 7 83 Jul 8 164 Aug 8 139 Sep 6 72 Oct 1 26 Nov -3 2 Dec -6 2 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Goenkhame Gewog Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Damji BHU · Goenkhame 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.81008&mlon=89.72742#map=17/27.81008/89.72742) Bank Bhutan Development Bank · Goenkhatoe 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.90730&mlon=89.73174#map=17/27.90730/89.73174) ATM Dema Tshongkhang · Guma 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.58355&mlon=89.86058#map=17/27.58355/89.86058) Petrol pump Jungshina Fuel Depot · Kawang 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.50877&mlon=89.63679#map=17/27.50877/89.63679) Hotel Gasa Hotspring Guesthouse · Goenkhatoe 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.88798&mlon=89.73675#map=17/27.88798/89.73675) Mall My Mart Thimphu · Chang 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.47752&mlon=89.63879#map=17/27.47752/89.63879) School Bjishong Central School · Goenkhame 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.80979&mlon=89.72639#map=17/27.80979/89.72639) College Tago Dorden Tashi Thang Buddhist University · Kawang 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.58606&mlon=89.63354#map=17/27.58606/89.63354) Police station Jungshina Community Police Station · Kawang 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.50844&mlon=89.63656#map=17/27.50844/89.63656) 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 Goenkhame Gewog Places mapped inside Goenkhame Gewog in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Schools2 - 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 Gasa Dzongkhag - Goenkhatoe - Laya - Lunana ## Quick answers - Where is Goenkhame Gewog?In Gasa Dzongkhag, Bhutan - What borders Goenkhame Gewog?Goenkhatoe Gewog, Goenshari Gewog, Kabjisa Gewog, Lunana Gewog and Naro Gewog - How many villages are in Goenkhame Gewog?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - Where is the nearest hospital to Goenkhame Gewog?Damji BHU, about 5.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Goenkhame Gewog?Bhutan Development Bank, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Goenkhame Gewog?Dema Tshongkhang, about 30 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Goenkhame Gewog?Jungshina Fuel Depot, about 32 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Goenkhame Gewog?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Goenkhame Gewog?BT00401 (OCHA common operational dataset)