# Merak Gewog Gewog, Trashigang Dzongkhag – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/trashigang/merak/

Gewog · Trashigang Dzongkhag 

# Merak Gewog

Merak Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Trashigang Dzongkhag. It covers **455.9 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 456km²
- 1mapped services

## Where is Merak Gewog?

Merak Gewog lies in [Trashigang Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/trashigang/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 6 other gewogs: [Kangpara Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/trashigang/kangpara/), [Lauri Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/samdrupjongkhar/lauri/), [Phongme Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/trashigang/phongme/), [Radi Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/trashigang/radi/), [Sakteng Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/trashigang/sakteng/) and [Shongphu Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/trashigang/shongphu/). By area it is the 22nd largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 20.7% of [Trashigang Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/trashigang/). The centre of Merak Gewog is about 220 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 31 km from Trashigang, the main town of Trashigang Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 27.2492° N, 91.8567° 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 Merak Gewog

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Merak Gewog.

- Khiliphu
- Merag

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 Merak Gewog

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

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain pass.

- Sirkim La · 3,358 m

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 Merak Gewog and the best time to visit

In Merak Gewog, the warmest month is Aug (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jan (11 °C). About 1,762 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (337 mm) and the driest Dec (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **October to March**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 11 6 

Feb 12 18 

Mar 15 47 

Apr 18 201 

May 20 252 

Jun 22 319 

Jul 22 337 

Aug 22 253 

Sep 21 204 

Oct 19 106 

Nov 15 12 

Dec 12 5 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Merak Gewog

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Merag BHU II · Merak 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.30073&mlon=91.85047#map=17/27.30073/91.85047) 

Bank Bhutan National Bank · Samkhar 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.33373&mlon=91.55385#map=17/27.33373/91.55385) 

Petrol pump BOD · Samkhar 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.32128&mlon=91.53624#map=17/27.32128/91.53624) 

Hotel Lingkhar Lodge · Kanglung 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.28945&mlon=91.54362#map=17/27.28945/91.54362) 

School Rangjung central school · Shongphu 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.36148&mlon=91.67062#map=17/27.36148/91.67062) 

College Technical Training Institute - Rangjung · Shongphu 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.35629&mlon=91.65002#map=17/27.35629/91.65002) 

Police station Royal Bhutan Police · Samkhar 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.33417&mlon=91.55055#map=17/27.33417/91.55055) 

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 Merak Gewog

Places mapped inside Merak 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 Trashigang Dzongkhag

- Bartsham
- Bidung
- Kanglung
- Kangpara
- Khaling
- Lumang
- Phongme
- Radi
- Sakteng
- Samkhar
- Shongphu
- Thrimshing
- Udzorong
- Yangnyer

## Quick answers

- Where is Merak Gewog?In Trashigang Dzongkhag, Bhutan
- What borders Merak Gewog?Kangpara Gewog, Lauri Gewog, Phongme Gewog, Radi Gewog, Sakteng Gewog and Shongphu Gewog
- How many villages are in Merak Gewog?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in Merak Gewog?Sirkim La (3,358 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Merak Gewog?October to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Merak Gewog?Merag BHU II, about 5.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Merak Gewog?Bhutan National Bank, about 31 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Merak Gewog?BOD, about 33 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Merak Gewog?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Merak Gewog?BT01507 (OCHA common operational dataset)