# Bara Gewog Gewog, Samtse Dzongkhag – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/samtse/bara/

Gewog · Samtse Dzongkhag 

# Bara Gewog

Bara Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Samtse Dzongkhag. It covers **187.9 km²**. 42 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 188km²
- 1mapped services

## Where is Bara Gewog?

Bara Gewog lies in [Samtse Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/samtse/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 2 other gewogs: [Sombey Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/haa/sombey/) and [Tendu Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/samtse/tendu/). By area it is the 62nd largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 14.4% of [Samtse Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/samtse/). The centre of Bara Gewog is about 85 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 42 km from Samtse, the main town of Samtse Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 27.1930° N, 88.8406° 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 Bara Gewog

Open gazetteers list **42 villages, towns and localities** in Bara Gewog.

- Autareygaun
- Bakthong
- Banarey
- Bichgaun
- Chamju
- Changju
- Chhu Goo
- Drogchhen
- Drukpagaun
- Gangrong
- Harkatre
- Joenithangkha
- Joenpang
- Kali Khola
- Karmaling
- Khababgang
- Kholagari
- Khopi Kholsa
- Kuengaling
- Lagtse
- Lingtam
- Lumthang
- Lungsulakha
- Mendorab
- Meyam
- Migphelgang
- Miphelgang
- Mongkha
- Norgeygang
- Nowlegaun
- Nubri
- Patshaling
- Phendeygang
- Sajangaun
- Samarchen
- Samphelgang
- Sampheling
- Satsangma
- Sheti
- Sirigang
- Tagyel
- Zheldebgang

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 Bara Gewog and the best time to visit

In Bara Gewog, the warmest month is Jun (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jan (11 °C). About 1,705 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (445 mm) and the driest Dec (3 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **October to April**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 11 6 

Feb 14 13 

Mar 18 34 

Apr 21 78 

May 22 166 

Jun 23 270 

Jul 23 445 

Aug 23 340 

Sep 22 263 

Oct 19 82 

Nov 16 4 

Dec 13 3 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bara Gewog

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Bara BHU · Bara 7.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.12576&mlon=88.84736#map=17/27.12576/88.84736) 

School Soeltapsa primary school · Tendu 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.14703&mlon=88.89369#map=17/27.14703/88.89369) 

Police station 庞达村警卫室 · Sombey 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.30759&mlon=89.00768#map=17/27.30759/89.00768) 

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 Bara Gewog

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

- Hospitals1

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 Samtse Dzongkhag

- Biru
- Chargharay
- Chengmari
- Denchhukha
- Dorokha
- Dungtoe
- Namgyel Chhoeling
- Pagli
- Samtse
- Sipsu
- Tading
- Tendu
- Ugentse
- Yoeseltse

## Quick answers

- Where is Bara Gewog?In Samtse Dzongkhag, Bhutan
- What borders Bara Gewog?Sombey Gewog and Tendu Gewog
- How many villages are in Bara Gewog?42 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Bara Gewog?October to April
- Where is the nearest hospital to Bara Gewog?Bara BHU, about 7.5 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Bara Gewog?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Bara Gewog?BT01201 (OCHA common operational dataset)