# Gelephu Gewog Gewog, Sarpang Dzongkhag – Villages, Map & Nearest Services

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

Gewog · Sarpang Dzongkhag 

# Gelephu Gewog

Gelephu Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Sarpang Dzongkhag. It covers **54.5 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 30 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 54.5km²
- 30mapped services
- 221 mtypical elevation

## Where is Gelephu Gewog?

Gelephu Gewog lies in [Sarpang Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/sarpang/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 5 other gewogs: [Bhur Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/sarpang/bhur/), [Chhuzagang Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/sarpang/chhuzagang/), [Doban Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/sarpang/doban/), [Jigmichhoeling Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/sarpang/jigmichhoeling/) and [Sherzhong Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/sarpang/sherzhong/). By area it is the 153rd largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 3.3% of [Sarpang Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/sarpang/). The centre of Gelephu Gewog is about 104 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 23 km from Sarpang, the main town of Sarpang Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 26.9111° N, 90.4909° 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 Gelephu Gewog

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Gelephu Gewog. The largest with a recorded population: Geylegphug (9,858).

- Gelephu
- Geylegphug
- Nepāltārgaon

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 Gelephu Gewog and the best time to visit

In Gelephu 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
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- Nov
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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 Gelephu Gewog

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Central Regional Referral Hospital, Gelephu · Gelephu 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.87441&mlon=90.49123#map=17/26.87441/90.49123) 

Bank National CSI Development Bank Limited · Gelephu 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.88041&mlon=90.49088#map=17/26.88041/90.49088) 

ATM BoB ATM · Shompangkha 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.86571&mlon=90.26933#map=17/26.86571/90.26933) 

Petrol pump Damchen Oil Distributor · Gelephu 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.87730&mlon=90.48837#map=17/26.87730/90.48837) 

Hotel Pelrithang Hotel · Gelephu 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.90607&mlon=90.50225#map=17/26.90607/90.50225) 

School Pelrithang Middle Secondary School · Gelephu 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.90241&mlon=90.49110#map=17/26.90241/90.49110) 

College Losel Gyatsho Academy · Gelephu 1.0 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 8.8 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 Gelephu Gewog

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

- Hospitals3
- Banks3
- Petrol pumps4
- Hotels9
- Schools7
- Colleges and universities1
- Restaurants3

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

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Gelephu Gewog?In Sarpang Dzongkhag, Bhutan
- What borders Gelephu Gewog?Bhur Gewog, Chhuzagang Gewog, Doban Gewog, Jigmichhoeling Gewog and Sherzhong Gewog
- How many villages are in Gelephu Gewog?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Gelephu Gewog?October to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Gelephu Gewog?Central Regional Referral Hospital, Gelephu, about 4.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Gelephu Gewog?National CSI Development Bank Limited, about 3.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Gelephu Gewog?BoB ATM, about 23 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gelephu Gewog?Damchen Oil Distributor, about 3.8 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Gelephu Gewog?3 mapped
- How many banks are in Gelephu Gewog?3 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Gelephu Gewog?4 mapped
- What is the P-code of Gelephu Gewog?BT01305 (OCHA common operational dataset)