# Kanglung Gewog Gewog, Trashigang Dzongkhag – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/trashigang/kanglung/ Gewog · Trashigang Dzongkhag # Kanglung Gewog Kanglung Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Trashigang Dzongkhag. It covers **67.1 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 15 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 67.1km² - 15mapped services - 1,240 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kanglung Gewog? Kanglung Gewog lies in [Trashigang Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/trashigang/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 6 other gewogs: [Drametse Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/monggar/drametse/), [Khaling Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/trashigang/khaling/), [Narang Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/monggar/narang/), [Samkhar Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/trashigang/samkhar/), [Udzorong Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/trashigang/udzorong/) and [Yangnyer Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/trashigang/yangnyer/). By area it is the 144th largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 3.0% of [Trashigang Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/trashigang/). The centre of Kanglung Gewog is about 186 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 6.8 km from Trashigang, the main town of Trashigang Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 27.2809° N, 91.5185° 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 Kanglung Gewog Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Kanglung Gewog. - Kanglung - Yongphulla 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 Kanglung Gewog Named natural and historic features inside Kanglung Gewog, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain pass. - Yönpu La · 2,615 m ### Getting around 1 airport. - Yonphula Airport 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 Kanglung Gewog and the best time to visit In Kanglung Gewog, the warmest month is Jul (average 18 °C) and the coolest is Jan (4 °C). About 1,086 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (244 mm) and the driest Dec (3 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April and October**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 4 5 Feb 5 13 Mar 8 27 Apr 11 94 May 14 137 Jun 17 182 Jul 18 244 Aug 17 185 Sep 16 124 Oct 12 64 Nov 8 6 Dec 5 3 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kanglung Gewog Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kanglung BHU I · Kanglung 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.28160&mlon=91.51439#map=17/27.28160/91.51439) Bank Bank of Bhutan (BOB) · Samkhar 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.33087&mlon=91.55130#map=17/27.33087/91.55130) Petrol pump BOD · Samkhar 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.32128&mlon=91.53624#map=17/27.32128/91.53624) Hotel Lingkhar Lodge · Kanglung 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.28945&mlon=91.54362#map=17/27.28945/91.54362) Mall U. Thra Tshongkhang · Shumer 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.03582&mlon=91.42608#map=17/27.03582/91.42608) School Kanglung Primary School Area · Kanglung 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.28216&mlon=91.52098#map=17/27.28216/91.52098) College Sherubtse college · Kanglung 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.28503&mlon=91.52292#map=17/27.28503/91.52292) Police station Community Police Center · Kanglung 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.27958&mlon=91.51128#map=17/27.27958/91.51128) 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 Kanglung Gewog Places mapped inside Kanglung Gewog in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Hotels1 - Schools3 - Colleges and universities3 - Restaurants6 - 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 Trashigang Dzongkhag - Bartsham - Bidung - Kangpara - Khaling - Lumang - Merak - Phongme - Radi - Sakteng - Samkhar - Shongphu - Thrimshing - Udzorong - Yangnyer ## Quick answers - Where is Kanglung Gewog?In Trashigang Dzongkhag, Bhutan - What borders Kanglung Gewog?Drametse Gewog, Khaling Gewog, Narang Gewog, Samkhar Gewog, Udzorong Gewog and Yangnyer Gewog - How many villages are in Kanglung Gewog?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the highest point in Kanglung Gewog?Yönpu La (2,615 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Kanglung Gewog?April and October - Where is the nearest hospital to Kanglung Gewog?Kanglung BHU I, about 0.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kanglung Gewog?Bank of Bhutan (BOB), about 6.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kanglung Gewog?BOD, about 4.8 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Kanglung Gewog?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Kanglung Gewog?BT01503 (OCHA common operational dataset)