# Dewathang Gewog Gewog, Samdrupjongkhar Dzongkhag – Villages

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Gewog · Samdrupjongkhar Dzongkhag 

# Dewathang Gewog

Dewathang Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Samdrupjongkhar Dzongkhag. It covers **194.8 km²**. Its main town is Samdrup Jongkhar. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 32 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 195km²
- 32mapped services
- 559 mtypical elevation

## Where is Dewathang Gewog?

Dewathang Gewog lies in [Samdrupjongkhar Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/samdrupjongkhar/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 4 other gewogs: [Jangchhubling Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/samdrupjongkhar/jangchhubling/), [Martshala Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/samdrupjongkhar/martshala/), [Phuntsthothang Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/samdrupjongkhar/phuntsthothang/) and [Wangphu Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/samdrupjongkhar/wangphu/). By area it is the 59th largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 10.4% of [Samdrupjongkhar Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/samdrupjongkhar/). The centre of Dewathang Gewog is about 197 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 6.3 km from Samdrup Jongkhar, the main town of Samdrupjongkhar Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 26.8571° N, 91.5126° 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 Dewathang Gewog

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Dewathang Gewog. The largest with a recorded population: Samdrup Jongkhar (9,325). Settlements here lie between about 173 m and 1,323 m above sea level (median 559 m).

- Bangtso
- Deothang
- Dewāngiri
- Samdrup Jongkhar

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 Dewathang Gewog and the best time to visit

In Dewathang 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 Dewathang Gewog

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Deothang Hospital · Dewathang 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.86193&mlon=91.46754#map=17/26.86193/91.46754) 

Bank Bhutan National Bank Limited ATM · Dewathang 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.86275&mlon=91.47262#map=17/26.86275/91.47262) 

ATM BOB ATM · Dewathang 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.79739&mlon=91.50476#map=17/26.79739/91.50476) 

Petrol pump Gas Cylinder Distribution Office · Dewathang 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.80332&mlon=91.50366#map=17/26.80332/91.50366) 

Hotel CGI Guest House · Dewathang 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.87086&mlon=91.48111#map=17/26.87086/91.48111) 

Mall Norjum Tshongkhang · Shumer 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.03573&mlon=91.42608#map=17/27.03573/91.42608) 

School Dungsam Academy · Dewathang 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.84847&mlon=91.46950#map=17/26.84847/91.46950) 

Police station Royal Bhutan Police · Dewathang 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.79460&mlon=91.50380#map=17/26.79460/91.50380) 

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 Dewathang Gewog

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

- Hospitals3
- Banks4
- ATMs3
- Petrol pumps2
- Hotels12
- Schools4
- Restaurants3
- 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 Samdrupjongkhar Dzongkhag

- Gomdar
- Jangchhubling
- Langchhenphu
- Lauri
- Martshala
- Pemathang
- Phuntsthothang
- Samrang
- Serthig
- Wangphu

## Quick answers

- Where is Dewathang Gewog?In Samdrupjongkhar Dzongkhag, Bhutan
- What borders Dewathang Gewog?Jangchhubling Gewog, Martshala Gewog, Phuntsthothang Gewog and Wangphu Gewog
- How many villages are in Dewathang Gewog?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Dewathang Gewog?Settlements lie between 173 m and 1,323 m
- What is the best time to visit Dewathang Gewog?October to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Dewathang Gewog?Deothang Hospital, about 4.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Dewathang Gewog?Bhutan National Bank Limited ATM, about 4.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Dewathang Gewog?BOB ATM, about 6.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dewathang Gewog?Gas Cylinder Distribution Office, about 6.0 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Dewathang Gewog?3 mapped
- How many banks are in Dewathang Gewog?4 mapped
- How many ATMs are in Dewathang Gewog?3 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Dewathang Gewog?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Dewathang Gewog?BT01101 (OCHA common operational dataset)