# Kawang Gewog Gewog, Thimphu Dzongkhag – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/thimphu/kawang/ Gewog · Thimphu Dzongkhag # Kawang Gewog Kawang Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Thimphu Dzongkhag. It covers **297.7 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 71 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 298km² - 71mapped services - 2,641 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kawang Gewog? Kawang Gewog lies in [Thimphu Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/thimphu/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 6 other gewogs: [Chang Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/thimphu/chang/), [Doteng Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/paro/doteng/), [Kabjisa Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/punakha/kabjisa/), [Mewang Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/thimphu/mewang/), [Naro Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/thimphu/naro/) and [Toepisa Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/punakha/toepisa/). By area it is the 36th largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 16.6% of [Thimphu Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/thimphu/). The centre of Kawang Gewog is about 13 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. The centre point is at 27.5730° N, 89.5940° 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 Kawang Gewog Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Kawang Gewog. The largest with a recorded population: Tashi Chho Dzong (600). - Dotanang - Haangkawo - Kabisa - Lhendrupling - Phajoding - Taba - Tashi Chho Dzong - Zilungkha 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 Kawang Gewog Named natural and historic features inside Kawang Gewog, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain pass. - Jato La · 3,446 m ### History 1 fort; 1 museum. - Dichenphuk Dzong - Folk Heritage museum 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 Kawang Gewog and the best time to visit In Kawang 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 Kawang Gewog Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Dechhencholing BHU I · Kawang 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.53313&mlon=89.64625#map=17/27.53313/89.64625) Bank Royal Monetary Authority · Kawang 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.48211&mlon=89.63379#map=17/27.48211/89.63379) ATM Bank of Bhutan · Kawang 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.51401&mlon=89.64149#map=17/27.51401/89.64149) Petrol pump Jungshina Fuel Depot · Kawang 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.50877&mlon=89.63679#map=17/27.50877/89.63679) Hotel hotellhayul · Kawang 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.51104&mlon=89.62907#map=17/27.51104/89.62907) Mall My Mart Thimphu · Chang 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.47752&mlon=89.63879#map=17/27.47752/89.63879) School Kuzhuchen Middle Secondary School · Kawang 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.55908&mlon=89.65238#map=17/27.55908/89.65238) College Tago Dorden Tashi Thang Buddhist University · Kawang 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.58606&mlon=89.63354#map=17/27.58606/89.63354) Police station Jungshina Community Police Station · Kawang 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.50844&mlon=89.63656#map=17/27.50844/89.63656) 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 Kawang Gewog Places mapped inside Kawang Gewog in open map data, by type. - Hospitals3 - Banks1 - ATMs1 - Petrol pumps1 - Hotels17 - Schools12 - Colleges and universities10 - Pharmacies1 - Restaurants24 - Police stations1 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 - Genye - Lingzhi - Mewang - Naro - Soe ## Quick answers - Where is Kawang Gewog?In Thimphu Dzongkhag, Bhutan - What borders Kawang Gewog?Chang Gewog, Doteng Gewog, Kabjisa Gewog, Mewang Gewog, Naro Gewog and Toepisa Gewog - How many villages are in Kawang Gewog?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Kawang Gewog?Jato La (3,446 m, GeoNames elevation model) - Where is the nearest hospital to Kawang Gewog?Dechhencholing BHU I, about 6.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kawang Gewog?Royal Monetary Authority, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kawang Gewog?Bank of Bhutan, about 8.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kawang Gewog?Jungshina Fuel Depot, about 8.3 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Kawang Gewog?3 mapped - How many banks are in Kawang Gewog?1 mapped - How many ATMs are in Kawang Gewog?1 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Kawang Gewog?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Kawang Gewog?BT01404 (OCHA common operational dataset)