# Dorokha Gewog Gewog, Samtse Dzongkhag – Villages & Map

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

Gewog · Samtse Dzongkhag 

# Dorokha Gewog

Dorokha Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Samtse Dzongkhag. It covers **104.1 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 104km²
- 2mapped services
- 652 mtypical elevation

## Where is Dorokha Gewog?

Dorokha Gewog lies in [Samtse Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/samtse/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 7 other gewogs: [Chengmari Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/samtse/chengmari/), [Denchhukha Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/samtse/denchhukha/), [Dungna Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/chhukha/dungna/), [Dungtoe Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/samtse/dungtoe/), [Phuentsholing Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/chhukha/phuentsholing/), [Samtse Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/samtse/samtse/) and [Tading Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/samtse/tading/). By area it is the 109th largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 8.0% of [Samtse Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/samtse/). The centre of Dorokha Gewog is about 70 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 13 km from Samtse, the main town of Samtse Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 26.9704° N, 89.2040° 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 Dorokha Gewog

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Dorokha Gewog.

- Dorokha

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 Dorokha Gewog and the best time to visit

In Dorokha Gewog, the warmest month is Jul (average 20 °C) and the coolest is Jan (8 °C). About 1,620 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (396 mm) and the driest Dec (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **March to April and October to November**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 8 5 

Feb 10 13 

Mar 13 36 

Apr 16 91 

May 18 173 

Jun 20 263 

Jul 20 396 

Aug 20 304 

Sep 19 239 

Oct 16 91 

Nov 12 5 

Dec 9 2 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Dorokha Gewog

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Dorokha BHU I · Dorokha 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.99595&mlon=89.20698#map=17/26.99595/89.20698) 

Bank BNB · Samtse 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.89957&mlon=89.09265#map=17/26.89957/89.09265) 

Petrol pump Gomtu Petrol Pump Station · Pagli 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.81418&mlon=89.18722#map=17/26.81418/89.18722) 

Hotel Samtse College of Education Guest House · Samtse 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.89651&mlon=89.10277#map=17/26.89651/89.10277) 

Mall Dr.Pradhan's Building': Shopping Mall · Samtse 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.89995&mlon=89.09202#map=17/26.89995/89.09202) 

School PHUNTSHOLING HSS · Phuentsholing 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.86587&mlon=89.38039#map=17/26.86587/89.38039) 

College Samtse College of Education · Samtse 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.89801&mlon=89.10295#map=17/26.89801/89.10295) 

Police station Royal Bhutan Police · Samtse 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.89792&mlon=89.09010#map=17/26.89792/89.09010) 

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 Dorokha Gewog

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

- Hospitals2

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

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Dorokha Gewog?In Samtse Dzongkhag, Bhutan
- What borders Dorokha Gewog?Chengmari Gewog, Denchhukha Gewog, Dungna Gewog, Dungtoe Gewog, Phuentsholing Gewog, Samtse Gewog and Tading Gewog
- How many villages are in Dorokha Gewog?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Dorokha Gewog?March to April and October to November
- Where is the nearest hospital to Dorokha Gewog?Dorokha BHU I, about 2.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Dorokha Gewog?BNB, about 14 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dorokha Gewog?Gomtu Petrol Pump Station, about 17 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Dorokha Gewog?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Dorokha Gewog?BT01206 (OCHA common operational dataset)