# Tsenkhar Gewog Gewog, Lhuentse Dzongkhag – Villages & Map

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

Gewog · Lhuentse Dzongkhag 

# Tsenkhar Gewog

Tsenkhar Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Lhuentse Dzongkhag. It covers **124.5 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 124km²
- 4mapped services
- 914 mtypical elevation

## Where is Tsenkhar Gewog?

Tsenkhar Gewog lies in [Lhuentse Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/lhuentse/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 7 other gewogs: [Jaray Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/lhuentse/jaray/), [Menbi Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/lhuentse/menbi/), [Metsho Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/lhuentse/metsho/), [Minjay Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/lhuentse/minjay/), [Shermung Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/monggar/shermung/), [Tsakaling Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/monggar/tsakaling/) and [Tsamang Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/monggar/tsamang/). By area it is the 93rd largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 4.4% of [Lhuentse Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/lhuentse/). The centre of Tsenkhar Gewog is about 157 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 23 km from Lhuentse, the main town of Lhuentse Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 27.4672° N, 91.2353° 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 Tsenkhar Gewog

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Tsenkhar Gewog. The largest with a recorded population: Autsho (1,447).

- Autsho
- DOR Colony

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 Tsenkhar Gewog and the best time to visit

In Tsenkhar 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 Tsenkhar Gewog

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Tsaenkhar BHU II · Tsenkhar 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.46124&mlon=91.21434#map=17/27.46124/91.21434) 

Bank Bank of Bhutan · Mongar 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.27632&mlon=91.23730#map=17/27.27632/91.23730) 

Petrol pump Bhutan Oil Distributor · Mongar 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.27756&mlon=91.23671#map=17/27.27756/91.23671) 

Hotel Trogon Villa Lodge · Saleng 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.29497&mlon=91.16506#map=17/27.29497/91.16506) 

School Autsho Middle Secondary School · Tsenkhar 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.44358&mlon=91.17465#map=17/27.44358/91.17465) 

College Lhuentse Higher Secondary School · Gangzur 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.63842&mlon=91.16597#map=17/27.63842/91.16597) 

Police station Police Quarter 1 · Mongar 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.27643&mlon=91.23941#map=17/27.27643/91.23941) 

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 Tsenkhar Gewog

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

- Hospitals3
- 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
- Metsho
- Minjay

## Quick answers

- Where is Tsenkhar Gewog?In Lhuentse Dzongkhag, Bhutan
- What borders Tsenkhar Gewog?Jaray Gewog, Menbi Gewog, Metsho Gewog, Minjay Gewog, Shermung Gewog, Tsakaling Gewog and Tsamang Gewog
- How many villages are in Tsenkhar Gewog?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Tsenkhar Gewog?April and October
- Where is the nearest hospital to Tsenkhar Gewog?Tsaenkhar BHU II, about 2.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Tsenkhar Gewog?Bank of Bhutan, about 21 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Tsenkhar Gewog?Bhutan Oil Distributor, about 21 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Tsenkhar Gewog?3 mapped
- What is the P-code of Tsenkhar Gewog?BT00608 (OCHA common operational dataset)