# Daga Gewog Gewog, Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/daga/

Gewog · Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag 

# Daga Gewog

Daga Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag. It covers **346.8 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 347km²
- 3mapped services
- 1,583 mtypical elevation

## Where is Daga Gewog?

Daga Gewog lies in [Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 6 other gewogs: [Athang Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/athang/), [Gasetsho Om Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/gasetsho-om/), [Lajab Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/dagana/lajab/), [Patakla Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/tsirang/patakla/), [Ruepisa Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/ruepisa/) and [Tseza Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/dagana/tseza/). By area it is the 30th largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 8.6% of [Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/). The centre of Daga Gewog is about 43 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 30 km from Wangdue Phodrang, the main town of Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 27.2276° N, 89.9850° 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 Daga Gewog

Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Daga Gewog. Settlements here lie between about 1,219 m and 1,700 m above sea level (median 1,583 m).

- Dorjipokto
- Harācha
- Kamganka
- Khatoed
- Kisona
- Uma Khamaed

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 Daga Gewog and the best time to visit

In Daga 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 Daga Gewog

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Kamichhu BHU · Daga 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.27261&mlon=90.03155#map=17/27.27261/90.03155) 

Bank Bank of Bhutan · Tseza 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.07466&mlon=89.88007#map=17/27.07466/89.88007) 

ATM ATM · Bapisa 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.51437&mlon=89.86723#map=17/27.51437/89.86723) 

Petrol pump Bhutan Oil Distribution · Kikorthang 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.01317&mlon=90.12295#map=17/27.01317/90.12295) 

Hotel Basochhu HP Guest House · Gasetsho Om 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.34235&mlon=89.91174#map=17/27.34235/89.91174) 

Mall 9 to 9 shopping mall · Thedtsho 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.49492&mlon=89.90134#map=17/27.49492/89.90134) 

School Uma Community Primary School · Daga 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.29758&mlon=89.94466#map=17/27.29758/89.94466) 

College Professional Development Centre, RAA · Kikorthang 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.02175&mlon=90.13013#map=17/27.02175/90.13013) 

Police station police station dagana · Tseza 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.07195&mlon=89.88152#map=17/27.07195/89.88152) 

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 Daga Gewog

Places mapped inside Daga 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

- Athang
- Bjena
- Dangchhu
- Gangte
- Gasetsho Gom
- Gasetsho Om
- Kazhi
- Nahi
- Nyisho
- Phangyuel
- Phobji
- Ruepisa
- Sephu
- Thedtsho

## Quick answers

- Where is Daga Gewog?In Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag, Bhutan
- What borders Daga Gewog?Athang Gewog, Gasetsho Om Gewog, Lajab Gewog, Patakla Gewog, Ruepisa Gewog and Tseza Gewog
- How many villages are in Daga Gewog?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Daga Gewog?Settlements lie between 1,219 m and 1,700 m
- What is the best time to visit Daga Gewog?February to March and October to December
- Where is the nearest hospital to Daga Gewog?Kamichhu BHU, about 6.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Daga Gewog?Bank of Bhutan, about 20 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Daga Gewog?ATM, about 34 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Daga Gewog?Bhutan Oil Distribution, about 27 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Daga Gewog?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Daga Gewog?BT01903 (OCHA common operational dataset)