# Kurtoe Gewog Gewog, Lhuentse Dzongkhag – Villages & Map

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

Gewog · Lhuentse Dzongkhag 

# Kurtoe Gewog

Kurtoe Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Lhuentse Dzongkhag. It covers **961.4 km²**. 21 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 961km²
- 1mapped services
- 2,380 mtypical elevation

## Where is Kurtoe Gewog?

Kurtoe Gewog lies in [Lhuentse Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/lhuentse/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 4 other gewogs: [Chhoekhor Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/bumthang/chhoekhor/), [Gangzur Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/lhuentse/gangzur/), [Khoma Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/lhuentse/khoma/) and [Tang Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/bumthang/tang/). By area it is the 5th largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 33.6% of [Lhuentse Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/lhuentse/). The centre of Kurtoe Gewog is about 145 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 33 km from Lhuentse, the main town of Lhuentse Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 27.9261° N, 91.0194° 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 Kurtoe Gewog

Open gazetteers list **21 villages, towns and localities** in Kurtoe Gewog. Settlements here lie between about 1,722 m and 3,592 m above sea level (median 2,380 m).

- Chhusa
- Dagaqie
- Demalong
- Dogsar
- Drabling
- Gyai'norpu
- Jasabi
- Jieluobu
- Khenpa Dzong
- Nagling
- Nya Lhakhang
- Qujielong
- Rinchen Bumpa
- Saidu
- Semalong
- Tergang
- Uygenphu
- Wamdrang
- Wawei
- Zhagabo
- 松卡尔

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 Kurtoe Gewog

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

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain pass.

- Gang La · 4,110 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 Kurtoe Gewog and the best time to visit

In Kurtoe Gewog, the warmest month is Jul (average 9 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-5 °C). About 544 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (145 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 -5 3 

Feb -4 6 

Mar -1 13 

Apr 2 32 

May 5 55 

Jun 8 85 

Jul 9 145 

Aug 9 113 

Sep 7 60 

Oct 3 27 

Nov -1 3 

Dec -3 2 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kurtoe Gewog

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Dungkar BHU II · Kurtoe 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.82313&mlon=91.11262#map=17/27.82313/91.11262) 

Bank Bhutan Development Bank · Gangzur 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.66770&mlon=91.18358#map=17/27.66770/91.18358) 

Hotel Hotel Shangrila · Gangzur 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.66702&mlon=91.18346#map=17/27.66702/91.18346) 

School Ladrong Primary School · Gangzur 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.76923&mlon=91.08730#map=17/27.76923/91.08730) 

College Lhuentse Higher Secondary School · Gangzur 35 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 33 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 Kurtoe Gewog

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

- Hospitals1

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

- Gangzur
- Jaray
- Khoma
- Menbi
- Metsho
- Minjay
- Tsenkhar

## Quick answers

- Where is Kurtoe Gewog?In Lhuentse Dzongkhag, Bhutan
- What borders Kurtoe Gewog?Chhoekhor Gewog, Gangzur Gewog, Khoma Gewog and Tang Gewog
- How many villages are in Kurtoe Gewog?21 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Kurtoe Gewog?Settlements lie between 1,722 m and 3,592 m
- What is the highest point in Kurtoe Gewog?Gang La (4,110 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kurtoe Gewog?Dungkar BHU II, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kurtoe Gewog?Bhutan Development Bank, about 33 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Kurtoe Gewog?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Kurtoe Gewog?BT00604 (OCHA common operational dataset)