# Katsho Gewog Gewog, Haa Dzongkhag – Villages & Map

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

Gewog · Haa Dzongkhag 

# Katsho Gewog

Katsho Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Haa Dzongkhag. It covers **40.6 km²**. Its main town is Ha. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 43 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 40.6km²
- 43mapped services
- 3,064 mtypical elevation

## Where is Katsho Gewog?

Katsho Gewog lies in [Haa Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/haa/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 6 other gewogs: [Bji Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/haa/bji/), [Lamgong Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/paro/lamgong/), [Lungnyi Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/paro/lungnyi/), [Sama Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/haa/sama/), [Tsento Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/paro/tsento/) and [Uesu Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/haa/uesu/). By area it is the 168th largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 2.1% of [Haa Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/haa/). The centre of Katsho Gewog is about 35 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 2.7 km from Ha, the main town of Haa Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 27.4064° N, 89.2976° 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 Katsho Gewog

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Katsho Gewog. The largest with a recorded population: Ha (1,449).

- Ha
- Mombichhokha
- Naktsang

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 Katsho Gewog

Named natural and historic features inside Katsho Gewog, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### History

1 fort.

- Ha Dzong

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 Katsho Gewog and the best time to visit

In Katsho Gewog, the warmest month is Jul (average 13 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-2 °C). About 1,024 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (259 mm) and the driest Dec (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 -2 5 

Feb -0 12 

Mar 2 32 

Apr 6 60 

May 9 108 

Jun 12 153 

Jul 13 259 

Aug 12 206 

Sep 11 134 

Oct 7 51 

Nov 3 3 

Dec 0 2 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Katsho Gewog

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Bali BHU · Katsho 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.39043&mlon=89.28033#map=17/27.39043/89.28033) 

Bank Bank Of Bhutan Limited (BoB) · Katsho 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.38614&mlon=89.28093#map=17/27.38614/89.28093) 

ATM ATM · Uesu 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.37038&mlon=89.29321#map=17/27.37038/89.29321) 

Petrol pump Electric Charging Station · Katsho 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.38505&mlon=89.28431#map=17/27.38505/89.28431) 

Hotel Dzongkhag Guest House · Katsho 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.38536&mlon=89.28634#map=17/27.38536/89.28634) 

Mall Yangki Shopping Complex · Dopshari 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.43106&mlon=89.41269#map=17/27.43106/89.41269) 

School Jampel Higher Secondary School · Katsho 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.38852&mlon=89.27995#map=17/27.38852/89.27995) 

College Tenchen Choeling Gatshel Buddhist College for Nuns · Wangchang 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.41821&mlon=89.40649#map=17/27.41821/89.40649) 

Police station Royal Bhutan Police · Katsho 2.9 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 Katsho Gewog

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

- Hospitals4
- Banks3
- Petrol pumps2
- Hotels14
- Schools3
- Cinemas1
- Restaurants15
- Police stations1

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
- Gakiling
- Sama
- Sombey
- Uesu

## Quick answers

- Where is Katsho Gewog?In Haa Dzongkhag, Bhutan
- What borders Katsho Gewog?Bji Gewog, Lamgong Gewog, Lungnyi Gewog, Sama Gewog, Tsento Gewog and Uesu Gewog
- How many villages are in Katsho Gewog?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- Where is the nearest hospital to Katsho Gewog?Bali BHU, about 2.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Katsho Gewog?Bank Of Bhutan Limited (BoB), about 2.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Katsho Gewog?ATM, about 4.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Katsho Gewog?Electric Charging Station, about 2.7 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Katsho Gewog?4 mapped
- How many banks are in Katsho Gewog?3 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Katsho Gewog?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Katsho Gewog?BT00503 (OCHA common operational dataset)