# Nanong Gewog Gewog, Pemagatshel Dzongkhag – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/pemagatshel/nanong/

Gewog · Pemagatshel Dzongkhag 

# Nanong Gewog

Nanong Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Pemagatshel Dzongkhag. It covers **81.7 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 81.7km²
- 6mapped services
- 1,295 mtypical elevation

## Where is Nanong Gewog?

Nanong Gewog lies in [Pemagatshel Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/pemagatshel/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 8 other gewogs: [Gomdar Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/samdrupjongkhar/gomdar/), [Jangchhubling Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/samdrupjongkhar/jangchhubling/), [Khaling Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/trashigang/khaling/), [Lumang Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/trashigang/lumang/), [Shumer Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/pemagatshel/shumer/), [Thrimshing Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/trashigang/thrimshing/), [Udzorong Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/trashigang/udzorong/) and [Zobel Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/pemagatshel/zobel/). By area it is the 130th largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 8.0% of [Pemagatshel Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/pemagatshel/). The centre of Nanong Gewog is about 185 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 9.0 km from Pemagatshel, the main town of Pemagatshel Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 27.0976° N, 91.4642° 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 Nanong Gewog

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Nanong Gewog.

- Pangthāng
- Sassi
- Terphu Village

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 Nanong Gewog

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

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain pass.

- Yembo La · 1,223 m

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 Nanong Gewog and the best time to visit

In Nanong Gewog, the warmest month is Aug (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jan (11 °C). About 1,868 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (362 mm) and the driest Dec (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **October to March**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 11 6 

Feb 13 18 

Mar 17 48 

Apr 20 212 

May 21 267 

Jun 23 341 

Jul 23 362 

Aug 23 269 

Sep 22 214 

Oct 20 115 

Nov 16 11 

Dec 13 5 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Nanong Gewog

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Nanong BHU · Nanong 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.12077&mlon=91.45869#map=17/27.12077/91.45869) 

Bank BNB Ngotshab · Shumer 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.03607&mlon=91.42607#map=17/27.03607/91.42607) 

ATM BOB ATM · Dewathang 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.79739&mlon=91.50476#map=17/26.79739/91.50476) 

Petrol pump Denchi Fuel Station · Shumer 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.01653&mlon=91.39732#map=17/27.01653/91.39732) 

Hotel Nanong Gewog Guest House · Nanong 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.11813&mlon=91.46045#map=17/27.11813/91.46045) 

Mall U. Thra Tshongkhang · Shumer 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.03582&mlon=91.42608#map=17/27.03582/91.42608) 

School Yelchen Primary School · Nanong 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.11996&mlon=91.45875#map=17/27.11996/91.45875) 

College Yonphula Centenary College · Kanglung 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.26570&mlon=91.51485#map=17/27.26570/91.51485) 

Police station PG police station · Shumer 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.02951&mlon=91.42459#map=17/27.02951/91.42459) 

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 Nanong Gewog

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

- Hospitals2
- Hotels1
- 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 Pemagatshel Dzongkhag

- Chhimung
- Chokhorling
- Chongshing
- Dechhenling
- Dungmin
- Khar
- Norbugang
- Shumer
- Yurung
- Zobel

## Quick answers

- Where is Nanong Gewog?In Pemagatshel Dzongkhag, Bhutan
- What borders Nanong Gewog?Gomdar Gewog, Jangchhubling Gewog, Khaling Gewog, Lumang Gewog, Shumer Gewog, Thrimshing Gewog, Udzorong Gewog and Zobel Gewog
- How many villages are in Nanong Gewog?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in Nanong Gewog?Yembo La (1,223 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Nanong Gewog?October to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Nanong Gewog?Nanong BHU, about 2.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Nanong Gewog?BNB Ngotshab, about 7.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Nanong Gewog?BOB ATM, about 34 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nanong Gewog?Denchi Fuel Station, about 11 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Nanong Gewog?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Nanong Gewog?BT00907 (OCHA common operational dataset)
