# Gangzur Gewog Gewog, Lhuentse Dzongkhag – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/lhuentse/gangzur/

Gewog · Lhuentse Dzongkhag 

# Gangzur Gewog

Gangzur Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Lhuentse Dzongkhag. It covers **535.0 km²**. Its main town is Lhuentse. 29 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 60 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 535km²
- 60mapped services
- 2,056 mtypical elevation

## Where is Gangzur Gewog?

Gangzur Gewog lies in [Lhuentse Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/lhuentse/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 5 other gewogs: [Khoma Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/lhuentse/khoma/), [Kurtoe Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/lhuentse/kurtoe/), [Menbi Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/lhuentse/menbi/), [Metsho Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/lhuentse/metsho/) and [Tang Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/bumthang/tang/). By area it is the 15th largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 18.7% of [Lhuentse Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/lhuentse/). The centre of Gangzur Gewog is about 144 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 13 km from Lhuentse, the main town of Lhuentse Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 27.7225° N, 91.0729° 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 Gangzur Gewog

Open gazetteers list **29 villages, towns and localities** in Gangzur Gewog. The largest with a recorded population: Lhuentse (1,935).

- Amtse
- BPC Colony
- Chharbi
- Gangzur
- Gulipang
- Jalamzor
- Khowchung
- Kilung
- La Ngabi
- Legpa
- Lhuentse
- Lingbee
- Magar
- NHDC Colony
- Naling
- Ney
- Nomsaygan
- Nyimshong
- Phaling
- Rothpa
- Shabling
- Shongang Rong
- Showa
- Tangsa
- Thimyul
- Thrima
- Tsholing
- Yodra Goenpa
- Zhamling

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 Gangzur Gewog

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

### History

1 fort.

- Lhuntse 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 Gangzur Gewog and the best time to visit

In Gangzur Gewog, the warmest month is Jul (average 18 °C) and the coolest is Jan (4 °C). About 1,086 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (244 mm) and the driest Dec (3 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April and October**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 4 5 

Feb 5 13 

Mar 8 27 

Apr 11 94 

May 14 137 

Jun 17 182 

Jul 18 244 

Aug 17 185 

Sep 16 124 

Oct 12 64 

Nov 8 6 

Dec 5 3 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Gangzur Gewog

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Ney BHU II · Gangzur 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.78401&mlon=91.07341#map=17/27.78401/91.07341) 

Bank Bhutan Development Bank · Gangzur 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.66770&mlon=91.18358#map=17/27.66770/91.18358) 

ATM ATM · Chhoekhor 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.54929&mlon=90.75886#map=17/27.54929/90.75886) 

Petrol pump Chamkhar Fuel Station · Chhoekhor 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.54488&mlon=90.75383#map=17/27.54488/90.75383) 

Hotel Hotel Shangrila · Gangzur 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.66702&mlon=91.18346#map=17/27.66702/91.18346) 

School Ladrong Primary School · Gangzur 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.76923&mlon=91.08730#map=17/27.76923/91.08730) 

College Lhuentse Higher Secondary School · Gangzur 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.63842&mlon=91.16597#map=17/27.63842/91.16597) 

Police station Royal Bhutan Police Office · Gangzur 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.66696&mlon=91.18406#map=17/27.66696/91.18406) 

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 Gangzur Gewog

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

- Hospitals8
- Banks2
- Hotels2
- Schools40
- Colleges and universities1
- Restaurants5
- Police stations2

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 Lhuentse Dzongkhag

- Jaray
- Khoma
- Kurtoe
- Menbi
- Metsho
- Minjay
- Tsenkhar

## Quick answers

- Where is Gangzur Gewog?In Lhuentse Dzongkhag, Bhutan
- What borders Gangzur Gewog?Khoma Gewog, Kurtoe Gewog, Menbi Gewog, Metsho Gewog and Tang Gewog
- How many villages are in Gangzur Gewog?29 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Gangzur Gewog?April and October
- Where is the nearest hospital to Gangzur Gewog?Ney BHU II, about 6.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Gangzur Gewog?Bhutan Development Bank, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Gangzur Gewog?ATM, about 36 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gangzur Gewog?Chamkhar Fuel Station, about 37 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Gangzur Gewog?8 mapped
- How many banks are in Gangzur Gewog?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Gangzur Gewog?BT00601 (OCHA common operational dataset)