# Kengkhar Gewog Gewog, Monggar Dzongkhag – Villages, Map & Nearest Services

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

Gewog · Monggar Dzongkhag 

# Kengkhar Gewog

Kengkhar Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Monggar Dzongkhag. It covers **98.5 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 98.5km²
- 1mapped services
- 1,696 mtypical elevation

## Where is Kengkhar Gewog?

Kengkhar Gewog lies in [Monggar Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/monggar/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 6 other gewogs: [Chhimung Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/pemagatshel/chhimung/), [Drepung Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/monggar/drepung/), [Jurmey Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/monggar/jurmey/), [Saleng Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/monggar/saleng/), [Shumer Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/pemagatshel/shumer/) and [Thangrong Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/monggar/thangrong/). By area it is the 117th largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 5.1% of [Monggar Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/monggar/). The centre of Kengkhar Gewog is about 170 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 18 km from Mongar, the main town of Monggar Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 27.1281° N, 91.3186° 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 Kengkhar Gewog

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Kengkhar Gewog.

- Goilri Zor
- Kengkhar

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 Kengkhar Gewog and the best time to visit

In Kengkhar 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
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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 Kengkhar Gewog

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Kengkhar BHU II · Kengkhar 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.10567&mlon=91.31758#map=17/27.10567/91.31758) 

Bank BNB Ngotshab · Shumer 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.03607&mlon=91.42607#map=17/27.03607/91.42607) 

Petrol pump BOD,Denchi · Shumer 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.01655&mlon=91.39726#map=17/27.01655/91.39726) 

Hotel Gewog Guest House · Yurung 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.02287&mlon=91.34416#map=17/27.02287/91.34416) 

Mall U. Thra Tshongkhang · Shumer 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.03582&mlon=91.42608#map=17/27.03582/91.42608) 

School Thangrong Primary School · Thangrong 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.19630&mlon=91.35262#map=17/27.19630/91.35262) 

College Kuenphel Yoeselcholing Shedra · Drepung 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.22299&mlon=91.20484#map=17/27.22299/91.20484) 

Police station Police Office Denchi · Shumer 15 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 Kengkhar Gewog

Places mapped inside Kengkhar 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
- Jurmey
- Mongar
- Narang
- Ngatshang
- Saleng
- Shermung
- Silambi
- Thangrong
- Tsakaling
- Tsamang

## Quick answers

- Where is Kengkhar Gewog?In Monggar Dzongkhag, Bhutan
- What borders Kengkhar Gewog?Chhimung Gewog, Drepung Gewog, Jurmey Gewog, Saleng Gewog, Shumer Gewog and Thangrong Gewog
- How many villages are in Kengkhar Gewog?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Kengkhar Gewog?October to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kengkhar Gewog?Kengkhar BHU II, about 2.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kengkhar Gewog?BNB Ngotshab, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kengkhar Gewog?BOD,Denchi, about 15 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Kengkhar Gewog?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Kengkhar Gewog?BT00708 (OCHA common operational dataset)