# Metsho Gewog Gewog, Lhuentse Dzongkhag – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/lhuentse/metsho/ Gewog · Lhuentse Dzongkhag # Metsho Gewog Metsho Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Lhuentse Dzongkhag. It covers **218.7 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 219km² - 2mapped services - 3,431 mtypical elevation ## Where is Metsho Gewog? Metsho Gewog lies in [Lhuentse Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/lhuentse/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 6 other gewogs: [Gangzur Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/lhuentse/gangzur/), [Jaray Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/lhuentse/jaray/), [Menbi Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/lhuentse/menbi/), [Tang Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/bumthang/tang/), [Tsenkhar Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/lhuentse/tsenkhar/) and [Ura Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/bumthang/ura/). By area it is the 49th largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 7.7% of [Lhuentse Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/lhuentse/). The centre of Metsho Gewog is about 141 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 18 km from Lhuentse, the main town of Lhuentse Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 27.5469° N, 91.0678° 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 Metsho Gewog Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Metsho Gewog. - Kungtar - Pimi 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 Metsho Gewog Named natural and historic features inside Metsho Gewog, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Lhobrak River 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 Metsho Gewog and the best time to visit In Metsho 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 Metsho Gewog Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Gortsum BHU · Metsho 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.55317&mlon=91.12448#map=17/27.55317/91.12448) Bank Bhutan National Bank · Gangzur 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.66763&mlon=91.18357#map=17/27.66763/91.18357) ATM ATM · Chhoekhor 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.54929&mlon=90.75886#map=17/27.54929/90.75886) Petrol pump Chamkhar Fuel Station · Chhoekhor 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.54488&mlon=90.75383#map=17/27.54488/90.75383) Hotel Shingkhar Guest House · Ura 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.50090&mlon=90.94969#map=17/27.50090/90.94969) School School Ground · Metsho 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.55360&mlon=91.12461#map=17/27.55360/91.12461) College Lhuentse Higher Secondary School · Gangzur 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.63842&mlon=91.16597#map=17/27.63842/91.16597) Police station Police Quarter · Gangzur 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.66635&mlon=91.18411#map=17/27.66635/91.18411) 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 Metsho Gewog Places mapped inside Metsho Gewog in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - 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 Lhuentse Dzongkhag - Gangzur - Jaray - Khoma - Kurtoe - Menbi - Minjay - Tsenkhar ## Quick answers - Where is Metsho Gewog?In Lhuentse Dzongkhag, Bhutan - What borders Metsho Gewog?Gangzur Gewog, Jaray Gewog, Menbi Gewog, Tang Gewog, Tsenkhar Gewog and Ura Gewog - How many villages are in Metsho Gewog?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Metsho Gewog?April and October - Where is the nearest hospital to Metsho Gewog?Gortsum BHU, about 5.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Metsho Gewog?Bhutan National Bank, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Metsho Gewog?ATM, about 30 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Metsho Gewog?Chamkhar Fuel Station, about 31 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Metsho Gewog?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Metsho Gewog?BT00606 (OCHA common operational dataset)