# Lingmukha Gewog Gewog, Punakha Dzongkhag – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/punakha/lingmukha/

Gewog · Punakha Dzongkhag 

# Lingmukha Gewog

Lingmukha Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Punakha Dzongkhag. It covers **33.8 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 33.8km²
- 6mapped services
- 1,438 mtypical elevation

## Where is Lingmukha Gewog?

Lingmukha Gewog lies in [Punakha Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/punakha/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 7 other gewogs: [Bapisa Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/punakha/bapisa/), [Dzoma Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/punakha/dzoma/), [Guma Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/punakha/guma/), [Kazhi Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/kazhi/), [Phangyuel Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/phangyuel/), [Shengabjimi Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/punakha/shengabjimi/) and [Thedtsho Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/thedtsho/). By area it is the 176th largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 3.0% of [Punakha Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/punakha/). The centre of Lingmukha Gewog is about 28 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 6.1 km from Punākha, the main town of Punakha Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 27.5472° N, 89.9150° 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 Lingmukha Gewog

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Lingmukha Gewog. The largest with a recorded population: Pajo (3,032).

- Lobeysa
- Pajo

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 Lingmukha Gewog and the best time to visit

In Lingmukha Gewog, the warmest month is Jul (average 15 °C) and the coolest is Jan (1 °C). About 1,052 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (254 mm) and the driest Dec (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **May**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 1 4 

Feb 2 12 

Mar 5 32 

Apr 8 74 

May 11 119 

Jun 14 164 

Jul 15 254 

Aug 14 202 

Sep 13 130 

Oct 9 55 

Nov 5 4 

Dec 3 2 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Lingmukha Gewog

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Tshochasa BHU · Lingmukha 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.55157&mlon=89.90008#map=17/27.55157/89.90008) 

Bank Bank of Bhutan · Guma 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.55186&mlon=89.87107#map=17/27.55186/89.87107) 

ATM Wangdue Phodrang Samthang · Lingmukha 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.52293&mlon=89.88596#map=17/27.52293/89.88596) 

Petrol pump Indian Oil petrol · Guma 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.54822&mlon=89.86960#map=17/27.54822/89.86960) 

Hotel Rivervalley Hotel · Lingmukha 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.54831&mlon=89.87506#map=17/27.54831/89.87506) 

Mall 9 to 9 shopping mall · Thedtsho 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.49492&mlon=89.90134#map=17/27.49492/89.90134) 

School Khuruthang VTI · Guma 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.55094&mlon=89.87332#map=17/27.55094/89.87332) 

College College of Natural Resources · Bapisa 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.50359&mlon=89.87854#map=17/27.50359/89.87854) 

Police station Police Outpost · Chang 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.44066&mlon=89.66179#map=17/27.44066/89.66179) 

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 Lingmukha Gewog

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

- Hospitals1
- ATMs1
- Hotels4

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 Punakha Dzongkhag

- Bapisa
- Chhubu
- Dzoma
- Goenshari
- Guma
- Kabjisa
- Shengabjimi
- Talo
- Toepisa
- Toewang

## Quick answers

- Where is Lingmukha Gewog?In Punakha Dzongkhag, Bhutan
- What borders Lingmukha Gewog?Bapisa Gewog, Dzoma Gewog, Guma Gewog, Kazhi Gewog, Phangyuel Gewog, Shengabjimi Gewog and Thedtsho Gewog
- How many villages are in Lingmukha Gewog?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Lingmukha Gewog?May
- Where is the nearest hospital to Lingmukha Gewog?Tshochasa BHU, about 1.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Lingmukha Gewog?Bank of Bhutan, about 4.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Lingmukha Gewog?Wangdue Phodrang Samthang, about 3.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Lingmukha Gewog?Indian Oil petrol, about 4.5 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Lingmukha Gewog?1 mapped
- How many ATMs are in Lingmukha Gewog?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Lingmukha Gewog?BT01007 (OCHA common operational dataset)