# Toewang Gewog Gewog, Punakha Dzongkhag – Villages & Map

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

Gewog · Punakha Dzongkhag 

# Toewang Gewog

Toewang Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Punakha Dzongkhag. It covers **415.7 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 416km²
- 4mapped services
- 1,802 mtypical elevation

## Where is Toewang Gewog?

Toewang Gewog lies in [Punakha Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/punakha/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 6 other gewogs: [Chhubu Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/punakha/chhubu/), [Dzoma Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/punakha/dzoma/), [Goenshari Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/punakha/goenshari/), [Kazhi Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/kazhi/), [Lunana Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/gasa/lunana/) and [Shengabjimi Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/punakha/shengabjimi/). By area it is the 24th largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 37.5% of [Punakha Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/punakha/). The centre of Toewang Gewog is about 40 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 17 km from Punākha, the main town of Punakha Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 27.7369° N, 89.9129° 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 Toewang Gewog

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Toewang Gewog. Settlements here lie between about 1,327 m and 2,668 m above sea level (median 1,802 m).

- Dawakha
- Shegaria
- Tamjee
- Thamji
- Wolathang

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 Toewang Gewog and the best time to visit

In Toewang 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
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- May
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- 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 Toewang Gewog

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Samadingkha BHU · Toewang 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.63731&mlon=89.86571#map=17/27.63731/89.86571) 

Bank Bank of Bhutan · Guma 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.55186&mlon=89.87107#map=17/27.55186/89.87107) 

ATM Sangay Wangmo Tshongkhang · Guma 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.58356&mlon=89.86060#map=17/27.58356/89.86060) 

Petrol pump Indian Oil petrol · Guma 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.54822&mlon=89.86960#map=17/27.54822/89.86960) 

Hotel Tandin Sweethone · Toewang 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.63686&mlon=89.87147#map=17/27.63686/89.87147) 

Mall 9 to 9 shopping mall · Thedtsho 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.49492&mlon=89.90134#map=17/27.49492/89.90134) 

School Jibjokha Lower Secondary School · Toewang 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.64464&mlon=89.87228#map=17/27.64464/89.87228) 

College College of Natural Resources · Bapisa 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.50359&mlon=89.87854#map=17/27.50359/89.87854) 

Police station Jungshina Community Police Station · Kawang 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.50844&mlon=89.63656#map=17/27.50844/89.63656) 

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 Toewang Gewog

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

- Hospitals1
- Hotels1
- Schools2

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
- Lingmukha
- Shengabjimi
- Talo
- Toepisa

## Quick answers

- Where is Toewang Gewog?In Punakha Dzongkhag, Bhutan
- What borders Toewang Gewog?Chhubu Gewog, Dzoma Gewog, Goenshari Gewog, Kazhi Gewog, Lunana Gewog and Shengabjimi Gewog
- How many villages are in Toewang Gewog?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Toewang Gewog?Settlements lie between 1,327 m and 2,668 m
- What is the best time to visit Toewang Gewog?May
- Where is the nearest hospital to Toewang Gewog?Samadingkha BHU, about 12 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Toewang Gewog?Bank of Bhutan, about 21 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Toewang Gewog?Sangay Wangmo Tshongkhang, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Toewang Gewog?Indian Oil petrol, about 21 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Toewang Gewog?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Toewang Gewog?BT01011 (OCHA common operational dataset)