# Shumer Gewog Gewog, Pemagatshel Dzongkhag – Villages & Map

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Gewog · Pemagatshel Dzongkhag 

# Shumer Gewog

Shumer Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Pemagatshel Dzongkhag. It covers **92.1 km²**. Its main town is Pemagatshel. 20 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 30 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 92.1km²
- 30mapped services
- 2,002 mtypical elevation

## Where is Shumer Gewog?

Shumer Gewog lies in [Pemagatshel Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/pemagatshel/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 10 other gewogs: [Chhimung Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/pemagatshel/chhimung/), [Chongshing Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/pemagatshel/chongshing/), [Jangchhubling Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/samdrupjongkhar/jangchhubling/), [Kengkhar Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/monggar/kengkhar/), [Khar Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/pemagatshel/khar/), [Nanong Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/pemagatshel/nanong/), [Thangrong Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/monggar/thangrong/), [Udzorong Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/trashigang/udzorong/), [Yurung Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/pemagatshel/yurung/) and [Zobel Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/pemagatshel/zobel/). By area it is the 121st largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 9.0% of [Pemagatshel Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/pemagatshel/). The centre of Shumer Gewog is about 175 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 6.9 km from Pemagatshel, the main town of Pemagatshel Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 27.0893° N, 91.3642° 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 Shumer Gewog

Open gazetteers list **20 villages, towns and localities** in Shumer Gewog. The largest with a recorded population: Pemagatshel (13,864).

- Bainangko Village
- Bartseri Village
- Borangchilo Village
- Canadang Village
- Chungkar
- Denchi Village
- Dhomkhar Village
- Gomchu Village
- Gyelpodrangsa village
- Kangkaring Village
- Khothakpa Town
- Khothakpa Village
- Lower Gypsum
- Maan Village
- Nangkor Village
- Pemagatsel
- Pemagatshel
- Shumar Primary School
- Shumar Village Farm Road
- Upper Gypsum

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 Shumer Gewog and the best time to visit

In Shumer 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 Shumer Gewog

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Kengkhar BHU II · Kengkhar 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.10567&mlon=91.31758#map=17/27.10567/91.31758) 

Bank BNB Ngotshab · Shumer 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.03607&mlon=91.42607#map=17/27.03607/91.42607) 

ATM BOB ATM · Dewathang 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.79739&mlon=91.50476#map=17/26.79739/91.50476) 

Petrol pump BOD,Denchi · Shumer 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.01655&mlon=91.39726#map=17/27.01655/91.39726) 

Hotel Gewog Guest House · Yurung 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.02287&mlon=91.34416#map=17/27.02287/91.34416) 

Mall U. Thra Tshongkhang · Shumer 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.03582&mlon=91.42608#map=17/27.03582/91.42608) 

School Khenadang ECR · Zobel 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.10167&mlon=91.42288#map=17/27.10167/91.42288) 

College Traning Institution · Dungmin 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.97074&mlon=91.19932#map=17/26.97074/91.19932) 

Police station Police Office Denchi · Shumer 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.01756&mlon=91.40333#map=17/27.01756/91.40333) 

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 Shumer Gewog

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

- Hospitals2
- Banks3
- Petrol pumps2
- Shopping malls2
- Schools10
- Restaurants8
- Police stations3

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
- Nanong
- Norbugang
- Yurung
- Zobel

## Quick answers

- Where is Shumer Gewog?In Pemagatshel Dzongkhag, Bhutan
- What borders Shumer Gewog?Chhimung Gewog, Chongshing Gewog, Jangchhubling Gewog, Kengkhar Gewog, Khar Gewog, Nanong Gewog, Thangrong Gewog, Udzorong Gewog, Yurung Gewog and Zobel Gewog
- How many villages are in Shumer Gewog?20 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Shumer Gewog?October to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Shumer Gewog?Kengkhar BHU II, about 5.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Shumer Gewog?BNB Ngotshab, about 8.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Shumer Gewog?BOB ATM, about 35 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Shumer Gewog?BOD,Denchi, about 8.7 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Shumer Gewog?2 mapped
- How many banks are in Shumer Gewog?3 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Shumer Gewog?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Shumer Gewog?BT00909 (OCHA common operational dataset)