# Sombey Gewog Gewog, Haa Dzongkhag – Villages & Map

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

Gewog · Haa Dzongkhag 

# Sombey Gewog

Sombey Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Haa Dzongkhag. It covers **508.4 km²**. 28 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 508km²
- 4mapped services
- 1,760 mtypical elevation

## Where is Sombey Gewog?

Sombey Gewog lies in [Haa Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/haa/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 7 other gewogs: [Bara Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/samtse/bara/), [Bji Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/haa/bji/), [Chengmari Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/samtse/chengmari/), [Gakiling Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/haa/gakiling/), [Namgyel Chhoeling Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/samtse/namgyel-chhoeling/), [Sama Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/haa/sama/) and [Tendu Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/samtse/tendu/). By area it is the 17th largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 26.7% of [Haa Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/haa/). The centre of Sombey Gewog is about 61 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 27 km from Ha, the main town of Haa Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 27.2049° N, 89.1005° 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 Sombey Gewog

Open gazetteers list **28 villages, towns and localities** in Sombey Gewog. Settlements here lie between about 1,533 m and 2,481 m above sea level (median 1,760 m).

- Ama
- Bibi
- Debji
- Dongqu
- Doring
- Dungtse
- Dzomtokha
- Gerekha
- Hingslo
- Kaukha
- Lhongjoona
- Mochhu
- Mochhu Wogkha
- Nakha
- Nakhatchochen
- Nakhekha
- Nebji
- Pangda
- Sangbay
- Sangbay Ama
- Sebjithang
- Shaba
- Shebji
- Shema
- Shiuji
- Tashigang
- Tima
- Tsanglingna

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 Sombey Gewog and the best time to visit

In Sombey 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 Sombey Gewog

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Sombaykha BHU · Sombey 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.16644&mlon=89.10525#map=17/27.16644/89.10525) 

Bank Bhutan Development Bank Limited (BDBL) · Katsho 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.38562&mlon=89.28061#map=17/27.38562/89.28061) 

ATM ATM · Uesu 26 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 Haa Heritage Hotel · Katsho 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.38250&mlon=89.25931#map=17/27.38250/89.25931) 

Mall Yangki Shopping Complex · Dopshari 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.43106&mlon=89.41269#map=17/27.43106/89.41269) 

School Sangbaykha PS · Sombey 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.16763&mlon=89.10479#map=17/27.16763/89.10479) 

College Tenchen Choeling Gatshel Buddhist College for Nuns · Wangchang 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.41821&mlon=89.40649#map=17/27.41821/89.40649) 

Police station 庞达村警卫室 · Sombey 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.30759&mlon=89.00768#map=17/27.30759/89.00768) 

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 Sombey Gewog

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

- Hospitals1
- Schools1
- Restaurants1
- 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
- Katsho
- Sama
- Uesu

## Quick answers

- Where is Sombey Gewog?In Haa Dzongkhag, Bhutan
- What borders Sombey Gewog?Bara Gewog, Bji Gewog, Chengmari Gewog, Gakiling Gewog, Namgyel Chhoeling Gewog, Sama Gewog and Tendu Gewog
- How many villages are in Sombey Gewog?28 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Sombey Gewog?Settlements lie between 1,533 m and 2,481 m
- What is the best time to visit Sombey Gewog?March to April and October to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Sombey Gewog?Sombaykha BHU, about 4.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Sombey Gewog?Bhutan Development Bank Limited (BDBL), about 27 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Sombey Gewog?ATM, about 26 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sombey Gewog?BOD, about 27 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Sombey Gewog?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Sombey Gewog?BT00505 (OCHA common operational dataset)