# Saleng Gewog Gewog, Monggar Dzongkhag – Villages & Map

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

Gewog · Monggar Dzongkhag 

# Saleng Gewog

Saleng Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Monggar Dzongkhag. It covers **461.5 km²**. 10 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 462km²
- 5mapped services
- 2,166 mtypical elevation

## Where is Saleng Gewog?

Saleng Gewog lies in [Monggar Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/monggar/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 12 other gewogs: [Bardo Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/zhemgang/bardo/), [Chhali Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/monggar/chhali/), [Drepung Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/monggar/drepung/), [Gongdue Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/monggar/gongdue/), [Jaray Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/lhuentse/jaray/), [Jurmey Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/monggar/jurmey/), [Kengkhar Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/monggar/kengkhar/), [Mongar Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/monggar/mongar/), [Shingkhar Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/zhemgang/shingkhar/), [Silambi Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/monggar/silambi/), [Tsamang Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/monggar/tsamang/) and [Ura Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/bumthang/ura/). By area it is the 21st largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 23.7% of [Monggar Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/monggar/). The centre of Saleng Gewog is about 146 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 14 km from Mongar, the main town of Monggar Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 27.2535° N, 91.1050° 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 Saleng Gewog

Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in Saleng Gewog. Settlements here lie between about 1,273 m and 3,029 m above sea level (median 2,166 m).

- Gyepozhing
- Lingmethang
- Rapeythang
- Resa
- Saling
- Sengor
- Shongar Dzong
- Thridangbi
- Tongla Kenga
- Yongkola

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 Saleng Gewog and the best time to visit

In Saleng 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 Saleng Gewog

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Lingmethang BHU II · Saleng 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.25954&mlon=91.17466#map=17/27.25954/91.17466) 

Bank BNBL ATM · Saleng 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.26092&mlon=91.17424#map=17/27.26092/91.17424) 

Petrol pump Gas Station · Mongar 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.23537&mlon=91.19558#map=17/27.23537/91.19558) 

Hotel Trogon Villa · Saleng 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.26085&mlon=91.17442#map=17/27.26085/91.17442) 

Mall U. Thra Tshongkhang · Shumer 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.03582&mlon=91.42608#map=17/27.03582/91.42608) 

School Sherub Reldri Higher Secondary School · Mongar 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.25000&mlon=91.20000#map=17/27.25000/91.20000) 

College Gyelposhing It College · Mongar 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.23943&mlon=91.19290#map=17/27.23943/91.19290) 

Police station Police Quarter 2 · Mongar 14 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 Saleng Gewog

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

- Hospitals2
- Banks1
- Hotels2

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
- Mongar
- Narang
- Ngatshang
- Shermung
- Silambi
- Thangrong
- Tsakaling
- Tsamang

## Quick answers

- Where is Saleng Gewog?In Monggar Dzongkhag, Bhutan
- What borders Saleng Gewog?Bardo Gewog, Chhali Gewog, Drepung Gewog, Gongdue Gewog, Jaray Gewog, Jurmey Gewog, Kengkhar Gewog, Mongar Gewog, Shingkhar Gewog, Silambi Gewog, Tsamang Gewog and Ura Gewog
- How many villages are in Saleng Gewog?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Saleng Gewog?Settlements lie between 1,273 m and 3,029 m
- What is the best time to visit Saleng Gewog?April and October
- Where is the nearest hospital to Saleng Gewog?Lingmethang BHU II, about 6.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Saleng Gewog?BNBL ATM, about 6.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Saleng Gewog?Gas Station, about 9.2 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Saleng Gewog?2 mapped
- How many banks are in Saleng Gewog?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Saleng Gewog?BT00712 (OCHA common operational dataset)