# Samkhar Gewog Gewog, Trashigang Dzongkhag – Villages & Map

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

Gewog · Trashigang Dzongkhag 

# Samkhar Gewog

Samkhar Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Trashigang Dzongkhag. It covers **90.5 km²**. Its main town is Trashigang. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 15 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 90.5km²
- 15mapped services
- 1,174 mtypical elevation

## Where is Samkhar Gewog?

Samkhar Gewog lies in [Trashigang Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/trashigang/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 6 other gewogs: [Bartsham Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/trashigang/bartsham/), [Bidung Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/trashigang/bidung/), [Kanglung Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/trashigang/kanglung/), [Khaling Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/trashigang/khaling/), [Shongphu Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/trashigang/shongphu/) and [Yangnyer Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/trashigang/yangnyer/). By area it is the 124th largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 4.1% of [Trashigang Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/trashigang/). The centre of Samkhar Gewog is about 193 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 5.2 km from Trashigang, the main town of Trashigang Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 27.2976° N, 91.5881° 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 Samkhar Gewog

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Samkhar Gewog. The largest with a recorded population: Trashigang (872).

- Chazam
- Trashigang

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 Samkhar Gewog

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

### History

1 fort.

- Trashigang 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 Samkhar Gewog and the best time to visit

In Samkhar Gewog, the warmest month is Jul (average 14 °C) and the coolest is Jan (0 °C). About 1,082 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (225 mm) and the driest Dec (4 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 0 4 

Feb 1 12 

Mar 4 29 

Apr 7 108 

May 10 143 

Jun 13 191 

Jul 14 225 

Aug 14 166 

Sep 12 128 

Oct 8 62 

Nov 5 9 

Dec 2 4 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Samkhar Gewog

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Bikhar BHU II · Samkhar 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.32855&mlon=91.61359#map=17/27.32855/91.61359) 

Bank Bank of Bhutan (BOB) · Samkhar 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.33087&mlon=91.55130#map=17/27.33087/91.55130) 

Petrol pump BOD · Samkhar 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.32128&mlon=91.53624#map=17/27.32128/91.53624) 

Hotel Lingkhar Lodge · Kanglung 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.28945&mlon=91.54362#map=17/27.28945/91.54362) 

Mall U. Thra Tshongkhang · Shumer 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.03582&mlon=91.42608#map=17/27.03582/91.42608) 

School Tashigang MSS · Samkhar 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.33285&mlon=91.55435#map=17/27.33285/91.55435) 

College Kanglung Shedra · Kanglung 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.28751&mlon=91.52624#map=17/27.28751/91.52624) 

Police station Royal Bhutan Police · Samkhar 5.5 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 Samkhar Gewog

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

- Hospitals3
- Banks2
- Petrol pumps1
- Hotels6
- Schools1
- Restaurants1
- 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
- Kanglung
- Kangpara
- Khaling
- Lumang
- Merak
- Phongme
- Radi
- Sakteng
- Shongphu
- Thrimshing
- Udzorong
- Yangnyer

## Quick answers

- Where is Samkhar Gewog?In Trashigang Dzongkhag, Bhutan
- What borders Samkhar Gewog?Bartsham Gewog, Bidung Gewog, Kanglung Gewog, Khaling Gewog, Shongphu Gewog and Yangnyer Gewog
- How many villages are in Samkhar Gewog?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- Where is the nearest hospital to Samkhar Gewog?Bikhar BHU II, about 4.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Samkhar Gewog?Bank of Bhutan (BOB), about 5.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Samkhar Gewog?BOD, about 5.8 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Samkhar Gewog?3 mapped
- How many banks are in Samkhar Gewog?2 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Samkhar Gewog?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Samkhar Gewog?BT01511 (OCHA common operational dataset)