# Jurmey Gewog Gewog, Monggar Dzongkhag – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/monggar/jurmey/

Gewog · Monggar Dzongkhag 

# Jurmey Gewog

Jurmey Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Monggar Dzongkhag. It covers **56.1 km²**. 11 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 56.1km²
- 1mapped services

## Where is Jurmey Gewog?

Jurmey Gewog lies in [Monggar Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/monggar/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 4 other gewogs: [Chhimung Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/pemagatshel/chhimung/), [Gongdue Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/monggar/gongdue/), [Kengkhar Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/monggar/kengkhar/) and [Saleng Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/monggar/saleng/). By area it is the 151st largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 2.9% of [Monggar Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/monggar/). The centre of Jurmey Gewog is about 164 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 20 km from Mongar, the main town of Monggar Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 27.0932° N, 91.2451° 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 Jurmey Gewog

Open gazetteers list **11 villages, towns and localities** in Jurmey Gewog.

- Bilam
- Kaikhar
- Kognala
- Maentsang
- Moodoongkharzor
- Moogtangkhar
- Ngamphoog
- Pangthang
- Sangkama
- Tselam
- Ya-Ragla

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 Jurmey Gewog

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

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain pass.

- Kengkhar La · 649 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 Jurmey Gewog and the best time to visit

In Jurmey Gewog, the warmest month is Aug (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jan (11 °C). About 1,868 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (362 mm) and the driest Dec (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **October to March**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 11 6 

Feb 13 18 

Mar 17 48 

Apr 20 212 

May 21 267 

Jun 23 341 

Jul 23 362 

Aug 23 269 

Sep 22 214 

Oct 20 115 

Nov 16 11 

Dec 13 5 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Jurmey Gewog

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Jurmed BHU II · Jurmey 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.09375&mlon=91.25451#map=17/27.09375/91.25451) 

Bank Bhutan Development Bank Ltd. · Mongar 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.22750&mlon=91.19856#map=17/27.22750/91.19856) 

Petrol pump Gas Station · Mongar 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.23537&mlon=91.19558#map=17/27.23537/91.19558) 

Hotel Gewog Guest House · Yurung 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.02287&mlon=91.34416#map=17/27.02287/91.34416) 

Mall U. Thra Tshongkhang · Shumer 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.03582&mlon=91.42608#map=17/27.03582/91.42608) 

School Laneri ECR · Dungmin 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.99560&mlon=91.28430#map=17/26.99560/91.28430) 

College Traning Institution · Dungmin 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.97074&mlon=91.19932#map=17/26.97074/91.19932) 

Police station Police Office Denchi · Shumer 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.01756&mlon=91.40333#map=17/27.01756/91.40333) 

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 Jurmey Gewog

Places mapped inside Jurmey 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 Monggar Dzongkhag

- Balam
- Chaskhar
- Chhali
- Drametse
- Drepung
- Gongdue
- Kengkhar
- Mongar
- Narang
- Ngatshang
- Saleng
- Shermung
- Silambi
- Thangrong
- Tsakaling
- Tsamang

## Quick answers

- Where is Jurmey Gewog?In Monggar Dzongkhag, Bhutan
- What borders Jurmey Gewog?Chhimung Gewog, Gongdue Gewog, Kengkhar Gewog and Saleng Gewog
- How many villages are in Jurmey Gewog?11 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in Jurmey Gewog?Kengkhar La (649 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Jurmey Gewog?October to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Jurmey Gewog?Jurmed BHU II, about 0.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Jurmey Gewog?Bhutan Development Bank Ltd., about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Jurmey Gewog?Gas Station, about 17 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Jurmey Gewog?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Jurmey Gewog?BT00707 (OCHA common operational dataset)