# Kikorthang Gewog Gewog, Tsirang Dzongkhag – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/tsirang/kikorthang/

Gewog · Tsirang Dzongkhag 

# Kikorthang Gewog

Kikorthang Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Tsirang Dzongkhag. It covers **17.7 km²**. Its main town is Tsirang. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 13 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 17.7km²
- 13mapped services
- 1,410 mtypical elevation

## Where is Kikorthang Gewog?

Kikorthang Gewog lies in [Tsirang Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/tsirang/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 6 other gewogs: [Beteni Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/tsirang/beteni/), [Dunglegang Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/tsirang/dunglegang/), [Gosarling Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/tsirang/gosarling/), [Rangthangling Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/tsirang/rangthangling/), [Shemjong Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/tsirang/shemjong/) and [Tsholingkhor Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/tsirang/tsholingkhor/). By area it is the 200th largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 2.8% of [Tsirang Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/tsirang/). The centre of Kikorthang Gewog is about 71 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 2.3 km from Tsirang, the main town of Tsirang Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 27.0023° N, 90.1289° 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 Kikorthang Gewog

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Kikorthang Gewog. The largest with a recorded population: Tsirang (22,376).

- Nyizergang
- Tsirang

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).

## Weather in Kikorthang Gewog and the best time to visit

In Kikorthang Gewog, the warmest month is Jul (average 21 °C) and the coolest is Jan (8 °C). About 1,631 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (365 mm) and the driest Dec (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March and October to December**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 8 5 

Feb 10 14 

Mar 14 39 

Apr 17 125 

May 19 199 

Jun 21 274 

Jul 21 365 

Aug 21 280 

Sep 20 222 

Oct 17 101 

Nov 13 6 

Dec 10 2 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kikorthang Gewog

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Tsirang Hospital · Kikorthang 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.00387&mlon=90.12498#map=17/27.00387/90.12498) 

Bank Bank of Bhutan · Kikorthang 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.00288&mlon=90.12360#map=17/27.00288/90.12360) 

ATM BoB ATM · Shompangkha 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.86571&mlon=90.26933#map=17/26.86571/90.26933) 

Petrol pump Bhutan Oil Distribution · Kikorthang 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.01317&mlon=90.12295#map=17/27.01317/90.12295) 

Hotel Royal Guest House · Kikorthang 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.00300&mlon=90.12237#map=17/27.00300/90.12237) 

School Damphu Central School · Kikorthang 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.01483&mlon=90.12457#map=17/27.01483/90.12457) 

College Professional Development Centre, RAA · Kikorthang 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.02175&mlon=90.13013#map=17/27.02175/90.13013) 

Police station Tsirang Police Station · Kikorthang 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.01035&mlon=90.12284#map=17/27.01035/90.12284) 

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 Kikorthang Gewog

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

- Hospitals2
- Banks2
- Petrol pumps1
- Hotels1
- Schools4
- Colleges and universities1
- Pharmacies1
- 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 Tsirang Dzongkhag

- Barzhong
- Beteni
- Dunglegang
- Gosarling
- Mendrelgang
- Patakla
- Phuentenchhu
- Rangthangling
- Shemjong
- Tsholingkhor
- Tsirangtoe

## Quick answers

- Where is Kikorthang Gewog?In Tsirang Dzongkhag, Bhutan
- What borders Kikorthang Gewog?Beteni Gewog, Dunglegang Gewog, Gosarling Gewog, Rangthangling Gewog, Shemjong Gewog and Tsholingkhor Gewog
- How many villages are in Kikorthang Gewog?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Kikorthang Gewog?February to March and October to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kikorthang Gewog?Tsirang Hospital, about 0.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kikorthang Gewog?Bank of Bhutan, about 0.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Kikorthang Gewog?BoB ATM, about 21 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kikorthang Gewog?Bhutan Oil Distribution, about 1.3 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Kikorthang Gewog?2 mapped
- How many banks are in Kikorthang Gewog?2 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Kikorthang Gewog?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Kikorthang Gewog?BT01805 (OCHA common operational dataset)