# Sama Gewog Gewog, Haa Dzongkhag – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/haa/sama/ Gewog · Haa Dzongkhag # Sama Gewog Sama Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Haa Dzongkhag. It covers **200.9 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 201km² - 1mapped services - 2,782 mtypical elevation ## Where is Sama Gewog? Sama Gewog lies in [Haa Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/haa/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 7 other gewogs: [Bji Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/haa/bji/), [Dungna Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/chhukha/dungna/), [Gakiling Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/haa/gakiling/), [Katsho Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/haa/katsho/), [Naja Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/paro/naja/), [Sombey Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/haa/sombey/) and [Uesu Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/haa/uesu/). By area it is the 57th largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 10.6% of [Haa Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/haa/). The centre of Sama Gewog is about 42 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 10 km from Ha, the main town of Haa Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 27.2965° N, 89.2674° 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 Sama Gewog Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Sama Gewog. - Bachakha - Jyenkhana - Langpa - Sangkari - Shompa 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 Sama Gewog Named natural and historic features inside Sama Gewog, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain pass. - Sele La · 3,767 m 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 Sama Gewog and the best time to visit In Sama 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 Sama Gewog Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Military Hospital · Katsho 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.37735&mlon=89.29149#map=17/27.37735/89.29149) Bank Bhutan National bank Limited · Katsho 10.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.38544&mlon=89.28089#map=17/27.38544/89.28089) ATM ATM · Uesu 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.37038&mlon=89.29321#map=17/27.37038/89.29321) Petrol pump BOD · Katsho 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.37240&mlon=89.29454#map=17/27.37240/89.29454) Hotel Ugyen Homestay · Uesu 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.36153&mlon=89.29870#map=17/27.36153/89.29870) Mall Yangki Shopping Complex · Dopshari 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.43106&mlon=89.41269#map=17/27.43106/89.41269) School Jyenkhana Primary School · Sama 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.30864&mlon=89.31667#map=17/27.30864/89.31667) College Tenchen Choeling Gatshel Buddhist College for Nuns · Wangchang 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.41821&mlon=89.40649#map=17/27.41821/89.40649) Police station Royal Bhutan Police · Katsho 9.7 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 Sama Gewog Places mapped inside Sama Gewog in open map data, by type. - Schools1 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 - Katsho - Sombey - Uesu ## Quick answers - Where is Sama Gewog?In Haa Dzongkhag, Bhutan - What borders Sama Gewog?Bji Gewog, Dungna Gewog, Gakiling Gewog, Katsho Gewog, Naja Gewog, Sombey Gewog and Uesu Gewog - How many villages are in Sama Gewog?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Sama Gewog?Sele La (3,767 m, GeoNames elevation model) - Where is the nearest hospital to Sama Gewog?Military Hospital, about 9.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Sama Gewog?Bhutan National bank Limited, about 10.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Sama Gewog?ATM, about 8.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sama Gewog?BOD, about 8.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Sama Gewog?BT00504 (OCHA common operational dataset)