# Chang Gewog Gewog, Thimphu Dzongkhag – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/thimphu/chang/

Gewog · Thimphu Dzongkhag 

# Chang Gewog

Chang Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Thimphu Dzongkhag. It covers **156.9 km²**. Its main town is Thimphu. 18 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 838 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 157km²
- 838mapped services
- 2,307 mtypical elevation

## Where is Chang Gewog?

Chang Gewog lies in [Thimphu Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/thimphu/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 5 other gewogs: [Dagala Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/thimphu/dagala/), [Kawang Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/thimphu/kawang/), [Mewang Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/thimphu/mewang/), [Nahi Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/nahi/) and [Toepisa Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/punakha/toepisa/). By area it is the 71st largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 8.7% of [Thimphu Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/thimphu/). The centre of Chang Gewog is about 4.6 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. The centre point is at 27.4403° N, 89.6782° 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 Chang Gewog

Open gazetteers list **18 villages, towns and localities** in Chang Gewog. The largest with a recorded population: Thimphu (98,676). Settlements here lie between about 2,275 m and 2,319 m above sea level (median 2,307 m).

- Babesa
- Chang bangdu
- Changjokha
- Hongtsho
- Hongtsho Gom
- Hongtsho Yom
- Jazami
- Lungtenphu
- Lungtenzampa
- Lungtephu
- Ngabiphu
- Rama
- Samedphu
- Sibsi
- Thadra Goenpa
- Thimphu
- Wangchutaba
- Yusipang

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 Chang Gewog

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

### History

1 fort.

- Sintoka Dzong

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 Chang Gewog and the best time to visit

In Chang Gewog, the warmest month is Jul (average 13 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-2 °C). About 1,024 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (259 mm) and the driest Dec (2 mm). No month is both mild and dry, so plan around the rains.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan -2 5 

Feb -0 12 

Mar 2 32 

Apr 6 60 

May 9 108 

Jun 12 153 

Jul 13 259 

Aug 12 206 

Sep 11 134 

Oct 7 51 

Nov 3 3 

Dec 0 2 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Chang Gewog

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Kuenphen Rabten[pharmacy] · Chang 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.44528&mlon=89.66087#map=17/27.44528/89.66087) 

Bank BDBL Branch office · Chang 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.44511&mlon=89.66096#map=17/27.44511/89.66096) 

ATM ATM · Chang 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.45300&mlon=89.65404#map=17/27.45300/89.65404) 

Petrol pump BoD · Chang 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.44185&mlon=89.65940#map=17/27.44185/89.65940) 

Hotel Cholay Khangzang · Chang 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.43905&mlon=89.67332#map=17/27.43905/89.67332) 

Mall Shearee Square Shopping Mall · Chang 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.44906&mlon=89.65822#map=17/27.44906/89.65822) 

School Gaselo Higher Secondary School · Chang 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.44224&mlon=89.66068#map=17/27.44224/89.66068) 

College Royal Institute of Management · Chang 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.44186&mlon=89.66618#map=17/27.44186/89.66618) 

Police station Police Outpost · Chang 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.44066&mlon=89.66179#map=17/27.44066/89.66179) 

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 Chang Gewog

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

- Hospitals31
- Banks23
- ATMs12
- Petrol pumps8
- Hotels202
- Shopping malls9
- Schools54
- Colleges and universities35
- Cinemas4
- Pharmacies28
- Restaurants418
- Police stations13
- Dental clinics1

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 Thimphu Dzongkhag

- Dagala
- Genye
- Kawang
- Lingzhi
- Mewang
- Naro
- Soe

## Quick answers

- Where is Chang Gewog?In Thimphu Dzongkhag, Bhutan
- What borders Chang Gewog?Dagala Gewog, Kawang Gewog, Mewang Gewog, Nahi Gewog and Toepisa Gewog
- How many villages are in Chang Gewog?18 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Chang Gewog?Settlements lie between 2,275 m and 2,319 m
- Where is the nearest hospital to Chang Gewog?Kuenphen Rabten[pharmacy], about 1.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Chang Gewog?BDBL Branch office, about 1.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Chang Gewog?ATM, about 2.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Chang Gewog?BoD, about 1.9 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Chang Gewog?31 mapped
- How many banks are in Chang Gewog?23 mapped
- How many ATMs are in Chang Gewog?12 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Chang Gewog?8 mapped
- What is the P-code of Chang Gewog?BT01401 (OCHA common operational dataset)