# Lingzhi Gewog Gewog, Thimphu Dzongkhag – Villages, Map & Nearest Services

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

Gewog · Thimphu Dzongkhag 

# Lingzhi Gewog

Lingzhi Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Thimphu Dzongkhag. It covers **386.8 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 387km²
- 1mapped services
- 4,950 mtypical elevation

## Where is Lingzhi Gewog?

Lingzhi Gewog lies in [Thimphu Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/thimphu/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 5 other gewogs: [Goenkhatoe Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/gasa/goenkhatoe/), [Laya Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/gasa/laya/), [Naro Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/thimphu/naro/), [Soe Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/thimphu/soe/) and [Tsento Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/paro/tsento/). By area it is the 27th largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 21.5% of [Thimphu Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/thimphu/). The centre of Lingzhi Gewog is about 46 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. The centre point is at 27.8389° N, 89.4295° 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 Lingzhi Gewog

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Lingzhi Gewog. Settlements here lie between about 4,613 m and 4,950 m above sea level (median 4,950 m).

- Byaradingka
- Chebisa
- Goyul
- Lingshi
- Shodug

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 Lingzhi Gewog

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

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain pass.

- Yale La · 4,444 m

### History

1 fort.

- Lingshi 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 Lingzhi Gewog and the best time to visit

In Lingzhi Gewog, the warmest month is Jul (average 8 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-8 °C). About 617 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (164 mm) and the driest Nov (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 -8 3 

Feb -7 8 

Mar -4 22 

Apr -0 34 

May 3 62 

Jun 7 83 

Jul 8 164 

Aug 8 139 

Sep 6 72 

Oct 1 26 

Nov -3 2 

Dec -6 2 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Lingzhi Gewog

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Lingzhi BHU · Lingzhi 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.86132&mlon=89.43871#map=17/27.86132/89.43871) 

Bank Bhutan Development Bank · Goenkhatoe 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.90730&mlon=89.73174#map=17/27.90730/89.73174) 

Hotel Gasa Hotspring Guesthouse · Goenkhatoe 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.88798&mlon=89.73675#map=17/27.88798/89.73675) 

School Bjishong Central School · Goenkhame 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.80979&mlon=89.72639#map=17/27.80979/89.72639) 

College Tago Dorden Tashi Thang Buddhist University · Kawang 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.58606&mlon=89.63354#map=17/27.58606/89.63354) 

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 Lingzhi Gewog

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

- Hospitals1

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
- Kawang
- Mewang
- Naro
- Soe

## Quick answers

- Where is Lingzhi Gewog?In Thimphu Dzongkhag, Bhutan
- What borders Lingzhi Gewog?Goenkhatoe Gewog, Laya Gewog, Naro Gewog, Soe Gewog and Tsento Gewog
- How many villages are in Lingzhi Gewog?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Lingzhi Gewog?Settlements lie between 4,613 m and 4,950 m
- What is the highest point in Lingzhi Gewog?Yale La (4,444 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- Where is the nearest hospital to Lingzhi Gewog?Lingzhi BHU, about 2.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Lingzhi Gewog?Bhutan Development Bank, about 31 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Lingzhi Gewog?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Lingzhi Gewog?BT01405 (OCHA common operational dataset)