# Sherzhong Gewog Gewog, Sarpang Dzongkhag – Villages & Map

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

Gewog · Sarpang Dzongkhag 

# Sherzhong Gewog

Sherzhong Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Sarpang Dzongkhag. It covers **78.4 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 78.4km²
- 5mapped services

## Where is Sherzhong Gewog?

Sherzhong Gewog lies in [Sarpang Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/sarpang/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 4 other gewogs: [Chhuzagang Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/sarpang/chhuzagang/), [Gelephu Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/sarpang/gelephu/), [Jigmichhoeling Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/sarpang/jigmichhoeling/) and [Umling Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/sarpang/umling/). By area it is the 134th largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 4.7% of [Sarpang Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/sarpang/). The centre of Sherzhong Gewog is about 109 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 29 km from Sarpang, the main town of Sarpang Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 26.9238° N, 90.5571° 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 Sherzhong Gewog

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Sherzhong Gewog.

- Barshong
- Norbuling
- Pemaling
- Sershong
- Tashiphu

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 Sherzhong Gewog and the best time to visit

In Sherzhong 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 Sherzhong Gewog

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Chhuzaggang BHU · Sherzhong 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.88415&mlon=90.53219#map=17/26.88415/90.53219) 

Bank National CSI Development Bank Limited · Gelephu 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.88041&mlon=90.49088#map=17/26.88041/90.49088) 

ATM BoB ATM · Shompangkha 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.86571&mlon=90.26933#map=17/26.86571/90.26933) 

Petrol pump Damchen Oil Distributor · Gelephu 8.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.87730&mlon=90.48837#map=17/26.87730/90.48837) 

Hotel Pelrithang Hotel · Gelephu 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.90607&mlon=90.50225#map=17/26.90607/90.50225) 

School Serzhong Primary School · Sherzhong 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.92354&mlon=90.52486#map=17/26.92354/90.52486) 

College Losel Gyatsho Academy · Gelephu 6.6 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 15 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 Sherzhong Gewog

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

- Hospitals2
- Schools3

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
- Gelephu
- Hiley
- Jigmichhoeling
- Senge
- Shompangkha
- Taklai
- Umling

## Quick answers

- Where is Sherzhong Gewog?In Sarpang Dzongkhag, Bhutan
- What borders Sherzhong Gewog?Chhuzagang Gewog, Gelephu Gewog, Jigmichhoeling Gewog and Umling Gewog
- How many villages are in Sherzhong Gewog?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Sherzhong Gewog?October to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Sherzhong Gewog?Chhuzaggang BHU, about 5.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Sherzhong Gewog?National CSI Development Bank Limited, about 8.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Sherzhong Gewog?BoB ATM, about 29 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sherzhong Gewog?Damchen Oil Distributor, about 8.6 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Sherzhong Gewog?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Sherzhong Gewog?BT01309 (OCHA common operational dataset)