# Wangchang Gewog Gewog, Paro Dzongkhag – Villages & Map

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

Gewog · Paro Dzongkhag 

# Wangchang Gewog

Wangchang Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Paro Dzongkhag. It covers **20.6 km²**. Its main town is Paro. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 86 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 20.6km²
- 86mapped services
- 2,266 mtypical elevation

## Where is Wangchang Gewog?

Wangchang Gewog lies in [Paro Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/paro/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 5 other gewogs: [Dopshari Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/paro/dopshari/), [Hungrel Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/paro/hungrel/), [Lamgong Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/paro/lamgong/), [Lungnyi Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/paro/lungnyi/) and [Shapa Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/paro/shapa/). By area it is the 197th largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 1.6% of [Paro Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/paro/). The centre of Wangchang Gewog is about 22 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 2.4 km from Paro, the main town of Paro Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 27.4114° N, 89.4237° 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 Wangchang Gewog

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Wangchang Gewog. The largest with a recorded population: Paro (11,448).

- Geptey
- Khangkhu
- Olathang
- Paro
- Paro Populated4

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 Wangchang Gewog

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

### Getting around

1 airport.

- Paro Airport

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 Wangchang Gewog and the best time to visit

In Wangchang 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 Wangchang Gewog

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Imtrat Hospital · Wangchang 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.41231&mlon=89.41540#map=17/27.41231/89.41540) 

Bank T Bank · Wangchang 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.42903&mlon=89.41380#map=17/27.42903/89.41380) 

ATM ATM · Wangchang 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.40516&mlon=89.42083#map=17/27.40516/89.42083) 

Petrol pump BOD · Wangchang 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.41573&mlon=89.41964#map=17/27.41573/89.41964) 

Hotel Hotel Tashi Phuntshok · Wangchang 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.41342&mlon=89.42054#map=17/27.41342/89.42054) 

Mall Yangki Shopping Complex · Dopshari 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.43106&mlon=89.41269#map=17/27.43106/89.41269) 

School Khangkhu Middle Secondary School · Wangchang 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.41122&mlon=89.41525#map=17/27.41122/89.41525) 

College Paro College of Education · Wangchang 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.41602&mlon=89.42274#map=17/27.41602/89.42274) 

Police station Paro Police Station · Dopshari 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.43146&mlon=89.41257#map=17/27.43146/89.41257) 

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 Wangchang Gewog

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

- Hospitals2
- Banks2
- ATMs3
- Petrol pumps2
- Hotels41
- Schools3
- Colleges and universities2
- Cinemas1
- Pharmacies1
- Restaurants28
- Police stations1

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
- Tsento

## Quick answers

- Where is Wangchang Gewog?In Paro Dzongkhag, Bhutan
- What borders Wangchang Gewog?Dopshari Gewog, Hungrel Gewog, Lamgong Gewog, Lungnyi Gewog and Shapa Gewog
- How many villages are in Wangchang Gewog?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- Where is the nearest hospital to Wangchang Gewog?Imtrat Hospital, about 0.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Wangchang Gewog?T Bank, about 2.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Wangchang Gewog?ATM, about 0.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Wangchang Gewog?BOD, about 0.6 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Wangchang Gewog?2 mapped
- How many banks are in Wangchang Gewog?2 mapped
- How many ATMs are in Wangchang Gewog?3 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Wangchang Gewog?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Wangchang Gewog?BT00810 (OCHA common operational dataset)