# Naja Gewog Gewog, Paro Dzongkhag – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/paro/naja/

Gewog · Paro Dzongkhag 

# Naja Gewog

Naja Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Paro Dzongkhag. It covers **136.7 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 137km²
- 4mapped services
- 3,007 mtypical elevation

## Where is Naja Gewog?

Naja Gewog lies in [Paro Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/paro/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 10 other gewogs: [Chapchha Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/chhukha/chapchha/), [Doga Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/paro/doga/), [Dungna Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/chhukha/dungna/), [Gakiling Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/haa/gakiling/), [Geling Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/chhukha/geling/), [Lungnyi Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/paro/lungnyi/), [Metap Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/chhukha/metap/), [Sama Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/haa/sama/), [Shapa Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/paro/shapa/) and [Uesu Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/haa/uesu/). By area it is the 82nd largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 10.6% of [Paro Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/paro/). The centre of Naja Gewog is about 34 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 20 km from Paro, the main town of Paro Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 27.2541° N, 89.3984° 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 Naja Gewog

Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Naja Gewog.

- Beteykha
- Jaba Lingzhi
- Lazukha
- Nagu
- Rashigang
- Shari
- Suchha

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 Naja Gewog

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

### History

1 fort.

- Getta Dzong

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 Naja Gewog and the best time to visit

In Naja Gewog, the warmest month is Jul (average 13 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-2 °C). About 1,024 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (259 mm) and the driest Dec (2 mm). No month is both mild and dry, so plan around the rains.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan -2 5 

Feb -0 12 

Mar 2 32 

Apr 6 60 

May 9 108 

Jun 12 153 

Jul 13 259 

Aug 12 206 

Sep 11 134 

Oct 7 51 

Nov 3 3 

Dec 0 2 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Naja Gewog

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Bueltikha BHU · Naja 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.24352&mlon=89.41454#map=17/27.24352/89.41454) 

Bank Bhutan National bank Limited · Katsho 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.38544&mlon=89.28089#map=17/27.38544/89.28089) 

ATM ATM · Uesu 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.37038&mlon=89.29321#map=17/27.37038/89.29321) 

Petrol pump Gas Station · Shapa 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.38695&mlon=89.44251#map=17/27.38695/89.44251) 

Hotel The Hapiness Farm · Doga 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.30986&mlon=89.53522#map=17/27.30986/89.53522) 

Mall Yangki Shopping Complex · Dopshari 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.43106&mlon=89.41269#map=17/27.43106/89.41269) 

School ECCD center, Bueltikha MSS · Naja 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.24508&mlon=89.41374#map=17/27.24508/89.41374) 

College Paro College of Education · Wangchang 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.41602&mlon=89.42274#map=17/27.41602/89.42274) 

Police station Royal Bhutan Police · Katsho 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.38254&mlon=89.28575#map=17/27.38254/89.28575) 

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 Naja Gewog

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

- Hospitals1
- Schools3

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 Paro Dzongkhag

- Doga
- Dopshari
- Doteng
- Hungrel
- Lamgong
- Lungnyi
- Shapa
- Tsento
- Wangchang

## Quick answers

- Where is Naja Gewog?In Paro Dzongkhag, Bhutan
- What borders Naja Gewog?Chapchha Gewog, Doga Gewog, Dungna Gewog, Gakiling Gewog, Geling Gewog, Lungnyi Gewog, Metap Gewog, Sama Gewog, Shapa Gewog and Uesu Gewog
- How many villages are in Naja Gewog?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- Where is the nearest hospital to Naja Gewog?Bueltikha BHU, about 2.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Naja Gewog?Bhutan National bank Limited, about 19 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Naja Gewog?ATM, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Naja Gewog?Gas Station, about 15 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Naja Gewog?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Naja Gewog?BT00807 (OCHA common operational dataset)