# Tsento Gewog Gewog, Paro Dzongkhag – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/paro/tsento/ Gewog · Paro Dzongkhag # Tsento Gewog Tsento Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Paro Dzongkhag. It covers **579.7 km²**. 10 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 40 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 580km² - 40mapped services - 2,982 mtypical elevation ## Where is Tsento Gewog? Tsento Gewog lies in [Paro Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/paro/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 8 other gewogs: [Bji Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/haa/bji/), [Dopshari Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/paro/dopshari/), [Doteng Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/paro/doteng/), [Katsho Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/haa/katsho/), [Lamgong Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/paro/lamgong/), [Lingzhi Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/thimphu/lingzhi/), [Naro Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/thimphu/naro/) and [Soe Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/thimphu/soe/). By area it is the 12th largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 45.0% of [Paro Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/paro/). The centre of Tsento Gewog is about 42 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 25 km from Paro, the main town of Paro Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 27.6086° N, 89.2508° 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 Tsento Gewog Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in Tsento Gewog. Settlements here lie between about 2,523 m and 3,238 m above sea level (median 2,982 m). - Chuyul - Drugyel Dzong - Lemgoen - Mitshig - Nyamed - Phangdo - Shingkarap - Soe Yagsa - Tagtshang - Thangka 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 Tsento Gewog Named natural and historic features inside Tsento Gewog, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 2 mountain passes. - Tremo La · 4,649 m - Sage La · 3,787 m ### History 2 forts. - Chekkha - Dukye 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 Tsento Gewog and the best time to visit In Tsento 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 Tsento Gewog Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Drugyal BHU · Tsento 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.48455&mlon=89.32722#map=17/27.48455/89.32722) Bank Bank Of Bhutan Limited (BoB) · Katsho 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.38614&mlon=89.28093#map=17/27.38614/89.28093) ATM BOB · Wangchang 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.42990&mlon=89.41277#map=17/27.42990/89.41277) Petrol pump Electric Charging Station · Katsho 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.38505&mlon=89.28431#map=17/27.38505/89.28431) Hotel Base Camp Hotel · Tsento 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.49937&mlon=89.31806#map=17/27.49937/89.31806) Mall Yangki Shopping Complex · Dopshari 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.43106&mlon=89.41269#map=17/27.43106/89.41269) School Drugyel ECCD · Tsento 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.48528&mlon=89.33043#map=17/27.48528/89.33043) College Norbuling Rigter College · Doteng 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.49512&mlon=89.43523#map=17/27.49512/89.43523) Police station Royal Bhutan Police · Wangchang 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.43675&mlon=89.40284#map=17/27.43675/89.40284) 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 Tsento Gewog Places mapped inside Tsento Gewog in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Hotels19 - Schools6 - Restaurants14 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 - Naja - Shapa - Wangchang ## Quick answers - Where is Tsento Gewog?In Paro Dzongkhag, Bhutan - What borders Tsento Gewog?Bji Gewog, Dopshari Gewog, Doteng Gewog, Katsho Gewog, Lamgong Gewog, Lingzhi Gewog, Naro Gewog and Soe Gewog - How many villages are in Tsento Gewog?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Tsento Gewog?Settlements lie between 2,523 m and 3,238 m - What is the highest point in Tsento Gewog?Tremo La (4,649 m, GeoNames elevation model) - Where is the nearest hospital to Tsento Gewog?Drugyal BHU, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Tsento Gewog?Bank Of Bhutan Limited (BoB), about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Tsento Gewog?BOB, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Tsento Gewog?Electric Charging Station, about 25 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Tsento Gewog?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Tsento Gewog?BT00809 (OCHA common operational dataset)