# Athang Gewog Gewog, Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/athang/ Gewog · Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag # Athang Gewog Athang Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag. It covers **778.4 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 778km² - 3mapped services - 3,324 mtypical elevation ## Where is Athang Gewog? Athang Gewog lies in [Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 11 other gewogs: [Bjena Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/bjena/), [Daga Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/daga/), [Gangte Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/gangte/), [Jigmichhoeling Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/sarpang/jigmichhoeling/), [Korphu Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/trongsa/korphu/), [Langthil Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/trongsa/langthil/), [Patakla Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/tsirang/patakla/), [Phobji Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/phobji/), [Phuentenchhu Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/tsirang/phuentenchhu/), [Ruepisa Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/ruepisa/) and [Tangsibji Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/trongsa/tangsibji/). By area it is the 7th largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 19.3% of [Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/). The centre of Athang Gewog is about 57 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 36 km from Wangdue Phodrang, the main town of Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 27.2860° N, 90.1817° 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 Athang Gewog Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Athang Gewog. - Bhangbārai 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 Athang Gewog and the best time to visit In Athang Gewog, the warmest month is Jul (average 15 °C) and the coolest is Jan (1 °C). About 1,052 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (254 mm) and the driest Dec (2 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **May**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 1 4 Feb 2 12 Mar 5 32 Apr 8 74 May 11 119 Jun 14 164 Jul 15 254 Aug 14 202 Sep 13 130 Oct 9 55 Nov 5 4 Dec 3 2 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Athang Gewog Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Athang BHU · Athang 7.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.29938&mlon=90.11069#map=17/27.29938/90.11069) Bank Bhutan Development Bank Limited · Kikorthang 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.00566&mlon=90.12464#map=17/27.00566/90.12464) ATM Wangdue Phodrang Samthang · Lingmukha 39 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.52293&mlon=89.88596#map=17/27.52293/89.88596) Petrol pump STCBL · Dangchhu 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.54697&mlon=90.14604#map=17/27.54697/90.14604) Hotel Kichu Resort · Gangte 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.45008&mlon=90.17575#map=17/27.45008/90.17575) Mall 9 to 9 shopping mall · Thedtsho 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.49492&mlon=89.90134#map=17/27.49492/89.90134) School Singye Namgay Primary School · Athang 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.21605&mlon=90.15248#map=17/27.21605/90.15248) College Gangteng Buddhist College · Gangte 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.49484&mlon=90.16516#map=17/27.49484/90.16516) Police station Tsirang Police Station · Kikorthang 31 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 Athang Gewog Places mapped inside Athang Gewog in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - Schools1 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 Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag - Bjena - Daga - Dangchhu - Gangte - Gasetsho Gom - Gasetsho Om - Kazhi - Nahi - Nyisho - Phangyuel - Phobji - Ruepisa - Sephu - Thedtsho ## Quick answers - Where is Athang Gewog?In Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag, Bhutan - What borders Athang Gewog?Bjena Gewog, Daga Gewog, Gangte Gewog, Jigmichhoeling Gewog, Korphu Gewog, Langthil Gewog, Patakla Gewog, Phobji Gewog, Phuentenchhu Gewog, Ruepisa Gewog and Tangsibji Gewog - How many villages are in Athang Gewog?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Athang Gewog?May - Where is the nearest hospital to Athang Gewog?Athang BHU, about 7.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Athang Gewog?Bhutan Development Bank Limited, about 32 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Athang Gewog?Wangdue Phodrang Samthang, about 39 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Athang Gewog?STCBL, about 29 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Athang Gewog?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Athang Gewog?BT01901 (OCHA common operational dataset)