# Bhur Gewog Gewog, Sarpang Dzongkhag – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/sarpang/bhur/

Gewog · Sarpang Dzongkhag 

# Bhur Gewog

Bhur Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Sarpang Dzongkhag. It covers **54.7 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 54.7km²
- 2mapped services
- 693 mtypical elevation

## Where is Bhur Gewog?

Bhur Gewog lies in [Sarpang Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/sarpang/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 3 other gewogs: [Dekiling Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/sarpang/dekiling/), [Doban Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/sarpang/doban/) and [Gelephu Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/sarpang/gelephu/). By area it is the 152nd largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 3.3% of [Sarpang Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/sarpang/). The centre of Bhur Gewog is about 98 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 18 km from Sarpang, the main town of Sarpang Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 26.9262° N, 90.4307° 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 Bhur Gewog

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Bhur Gewog.

- Bhurgaon
- Dumegaon

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).

## Landscape and landmarks of Bhur Gewog

Named natural and historic features inside Bhur Gewog, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Getting around

1 airport.

- Gelephu Airport

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Bhur Gewog and the best time to visit

In Bhur Gewog, the warmest month is Aug (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jan (10 °C). About 1,816 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (370 mm) and the driest Dec (3 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 10 5 

Feb 12 16 

Mar 15 45 

Apr 18 183 

May 20 250 

Jun 22 320 

Jul 22 370 

Aug 22 278 

Sep 21 222 

Oct 19 114 

Nov 15 8 

Dec 12 3 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bhur Gewog

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Chokhorling BHU · Bhur 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.92090&mlon=90.44067#map=17/26.92090/90.44067) 

Bank National CSI Development Bank Limited · Gelephu 7.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.88041&mlon=90.49088#map=17/26.88041/90.49088) 

ATM BoB ATM · Shompangkha 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.86571&mlon=90.26933#map=17/26.86571/90.26933) 

Petrol pump Bhutan Oil Distributiors · Gelephu 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.87719&mlon=90.47586#map=17/26.87719/90.47586) 

Hotel Pelrithang Hotel · Gelephu 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.90607&mlon=90.50225#map=17/26.90607/90.50225) 

School Bhur Primary School · Bhur 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.91960&mlon=90.43093#map=17/26.91960/90.43093) 

College Losel Gyatsho Academy · Gelephu 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.90276&mlon=90.49436#map=17/26.90276/90.49436) 

Police station Jigmeling Police Training Centre · Dekiling 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.91626&mlon=90.40272#map=17/26.91626/90.40272) 

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 Bhur Gewog

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

- Hospitals1
- Schools1

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 Sarpang Dzongkhag

- Chhuzagang
- Dekiling
- Doban
- Gelephu
- Hiley
- Jigmichhoeling
- Senge
- Sherzhong
- Shompangkha
- Taklai
- Umling

## Quick answers

- Where is Bhur Gewog?In Sarpang Dzongkhag, Bhutan
- What borders Bhur Gewog?Dekiling Gewog, Doban Gewog and Gelephu Gewog
- How many villages are in Bhur Gewog?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Bhur Gewog?October to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Bhur Gewog?Chokhorling BHU, about 1.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Bhur Gewog?National CSI Development Bank Limited, about 7.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Bhur Gewog?BoB ATM, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bhur Gewog?Bhutan Oil Distributiors, about 7.1 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Bhur Gewog?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Bhur Gewog?BT01301 (OCHA common operational dataset)
