# Genye Gewog Gewog, Thimphu Dzongkhag – Villages & Map

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

Gewog · Thimphu Dzongkhag 

# Genye Gewog

Genye Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Thimphu Dzongkhag. It covers **60.9 km²**. 12 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 5 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 60.9km²
- 5mapped services

## Where is Genye Gewog?

Genye Gewog lies in [Thimphu Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/thimphu/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 4 other gewogs: [Chapchha Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/chhukha/chapchha/), [Dagala Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/thimphu/dagala/), [Doga Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/paro/doga/) and [Mewang Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/thimphu/mewang/). By area it is the 149th largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 3.4% of [Thimphu Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/thimphu/). The centre of Genye Gewog is about 19 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. The centre point is at 27.3026° N, 89.5983° 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 Genye Gewog

Open gazetteers list **12 villages, towns and localities** in Genye Gewog.

- Amgyel
- Bachhumu
- Bama
- Chizi Goenpa
- Chochhekha
- Gelephaka
- Geynikha
- Kharsumte
- Liuza
- Rama
- Zamto
- Zanglekha

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 Genye Gewog and the best time to visit

In Genye 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 Genye Gewog

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Genyenkha BHU · Genye 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.30477&mlon=89.60836#map=17/27.30477/89.60836) 

Bank BOB & BNB Agent Banking · Chang 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.42864&mlon=89.64514#map=17/27.42864/89.64514) 

ATM ATM · Chang 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.45300&mlon=89.65404#map=17/27.45300/89.65404) 

Petrol pump Gas Station · Mewang 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.36982&mlon=89.56924#map=17/27.36982/89.56924) 

Hotel The Hapiness Farm · Doga 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.30986&mlon=89.53522#map=17/27.30986/89.53522) 

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

School Wangbama Central School · Genye 3.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.32335&mlon=89.57739#map=17/27.32335/89.57739) 

College Staff Residential Area · Chang 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.39851&mlon=89.66009#map=17/27.39851/89.66009) 

Police station Police station · Chang 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.43019&mlon=89.64218#map=17/27.43019/89.64218) 

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 Genye Gewog

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

- Hospitals1
- Schools2
- Restaurants2

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

- Chang
- Dagala
- Kawang
- Lingzhi
- Mewang
- Naro
- Soe

## Quick answers

- Where is Genye Gewog?In Thimphu Dzongkhag, Bhutan
- What borders Genye Gewog?Chapchha Gewog, Dagala Gewog, Doga Gewog and Mewang Gewog
- How many villages are in Genye Gewog?12 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- Where is the nearest hospital to Genye Gewog?Genyenkha BHU, about 1.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Genye Gewog?BOB & BNB Agent Banking, about 15 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Genye Gewog?ATM, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Genye Gewog?Gas Station, about 8.0 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Genye Gewog?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Genye Gewog?BT01403 (OCHA common operational dataset)