# Mongar Gewog Gewog, Monggar Dzongkhag – Villages & Map

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

Gewog · Monggar Dzongkhag 

# Mongar Gewog

Mongar Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Monggar Dzongkhag. It covers **73.2 km²**. Its main town is Mongar. 10 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 62 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 73.2km²
- 62mapped services
- 1,648 mtypical elevation

## Where is Mongar Gewog?

Mongar Gewog lies in [Monggar Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/monggar/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 6 other gewogs: [Chaskhar Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/monggar/chaskhar/), [Chhali Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/monggar/chhali/), [Drepung Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/monggar/drepung/), [Ngatshang Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/monggar/ngatshang/), [Saleng Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/monggar/saleng/) and [Thangrong Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/monggar/thangrong/). By area it is the 139th largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 3.8% of [Monggar Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/monggar/). The centre of Mongar Gewog is about 161 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. The centre point is at 27.2682° N, 91.2563° 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 Mongar Gewog

Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in Mongar Gewog. The largest with a recorded population: Mongar (2,969).

- Changshingpeg
- Gyelposhing
- Kilikhar
- Konbar
- Mongar
- Phosorong
- Pirbi
- Takchu
- Thebong
- Themnangbi

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 Mongar Gewog and the best time to visit

In Mongar 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 Mongar Gewog

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Mongar Regional Referral Hospital · Mongar 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.27852&mlon=91.23878#map=17/27.27852/91.23878) 

Bank Bank of Bhutan · Mongar 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.27632&mlon=91.23730#map=17/27.27632/91.23730) 

Petrol pump Bhutan Oil Distributor · Mongar 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.27756&mlon=91.23671#map=17/27.27756/91.23671) 

Hotel Druk Zhongar Hotel · Mongar 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.27701&mlon=91.23996#map=17/27.27701/91.23996) 

Mall U. Thra Tshongkhang · Shumer 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.03582&mlon=91.42608#map=17/27.03582/91.42608) 

School Kidheykhar Higher Secondary School · Mongar 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.26349&mlon=91.26295#map=17/27.26349/91.26295) 

College Gyalpozhing College of Information Technology · Mongar 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.23964&mlon=91.19318#map=17/27.23964/91.19318) 

Police station Police Quarter 2 · Mongar 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.27612&mlon=91.23935#map=17/27.27612/91.23935) 

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 Mongar Gewog

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

- Hospitals3
- Banks3
- Petrol pumps2
- Hotels8
- Schools39
- Colleges and universities2
- Pharmacies1
- Restaurants2
- Police stations2

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
- Kengkhar
- Narang
- Ngatshang
- Saleng
- Shermung
- Silambi
- Thangrong
- Tsakaling
- Tsamang

## Quick answers

- Where is Mongar Gewog?In Monggar Dzongkhag, Bhutan
- What borders Mongar Gewog?Chaskhar Gewog, Chhali Gewog, Drepung Gewog, Ngatshang Gewog, Saleng Gewog and Thangrong Gewog
- How many villages are in Mongar Gewog?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Mongar Gewog?April and October
- Where is the nearest hospital to Mongar Gewog?Mongar Regional Referral Hospital, about 2.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Mongar Gewog?Bank of Bhutan, about 2.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mongar Gewog?Bhutan Oil Distributor, about 2.2 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Mongar Gewog?3 mapped
- How many banks are in Mongar Gewog?3 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Mongar Gewog?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Mongar Gewog?BT00709 (OCHA common operational dataset)