# Gakiling Gewog Gewog, Haa Dzongkhag – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/haa/gakiling/

Gewog · Haa Dzongkhag 

# Gakiling Gewog

Gakiling Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Haa Dzongkhag. It covers **339.4 km²**. 20 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 339km²
- 2mapped services
- 1,671 mtypical elevation

## Where is Gakiling Gewog?

Gakiling Gewog lies in [Haa Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/haa/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 8 other gewogs: [Chengmari Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/samtse/chengmari/), [Denchhukha Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/samtse/denchhukha/), [Dungna Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/chhukha/dungna/), [Dungtoe Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/samtse/dungtoe/), [Naja Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/paro/naja/), [Namgyel Chhoeling Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/samtse/namgyel-chhoeling/), [Sama Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/haa/sama/) and [Sombey Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/haa/sombey/). By area it is the 32nd largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 17.8% of [Haa Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/haa/). The centre of Gakiling Gewog is about 54 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 28 km from Ha, the main town of Haa Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 27.1371° N, 89.2363° 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 Gakiling Gewog

Open gazetteers list **20 villages, towns and localities** in Gakiling Gewog.

- Amalay
- Babuna
- Dramekha
- Fentena
- Gongdokha
- Khamina
- Ngatsena
- Rangtse
- Rapley
- Regokha
- Ribji
- Rongtse
- Sertena
- Taktokha
- Tashi Dingkha
- Thangdokha
- Thomji
- Tshechekha
- Yangtse
- Youkha

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 Gakiling Gewog and the best time to visit

In Gakiling 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 Gakiling Gewog

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Dorithasa BHU-II · Gakiling 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.14462&mlon=89.15178#map=17/27.14462/89.15178) 

Bank Bhutan National bank Limited · Katsho 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.38544&mlon=89.28089#map=17/27.38544/89.28089) 

ATM ATM · Uesu 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.37038&mlon=89.29321#map=17/27.37038/89.29321) 

Petrol pump BOD · Katsho 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.37240&mlon=89.29454#map=17/27.37240/89.29454) 

Hotel Ugyen Homestay · Uesu 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.36153&mlon=89.29870#map=17/27.36153/89.29870) 

Mall Dr.Pradhan's Building': Shopping Mall · Samtse 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.89995&mlon=89.09202#map=17/26.89995/89.09202) 

School Sangbaykha PS · Sombey 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.16763&mlon=89.10479#map=17/27.16763/89.10479) 

College Samtse College of Education · Samtse 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.89801&mlon=89.10295#map=17/26.89801/89.10295) 

Police station Royal Bhutan Police · Katsho 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.38254&mlon=89.28575#map=17/27.38254/89.28575) 

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 Gakiling Gewog

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

- Hospitals2

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 Haa Dzongkhag

- Bji
- Katsho
- Sama
- Sombey
- Uesu

## Quick answers

- Where is Gakiling Gewog?In Haa Dzongkhag, Bhutan
- What borders Gakiling Gewog?Chengmari Gewog, Denchhukha Gewog, Dungna Gewog, Dungtoe Gewog, Naja Gewog, Namgyel Chhoeling Gewog, Sama Gewog and Sombey Gewog
- How many villages are in Gakiling Gewog?20 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Gakiling Gewog?March to April and October to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Gakiling Gewog?Dorithasa BHU-II, about 8.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Gakiling Gewog?Bhutan National bank Limited, about 28 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Gakiling Gewog?ATM, about 27 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gakiling Gewog?BOD, about 27 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Gakiling Gewog?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Gakiling Gewog?BT00502 (OCHA common operational dataset)