# Dangchhu Gewog Gewog, Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag – Villages

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

Gewog · Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag 

# Dangchhu Gewog

Dangchhu Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag. It covers **171.2 km²**. 6 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 7 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 171km²
- 7mapped services
- 2,585 mtypical elevation

## Where is Dangchhu Gewog?

Dangchhu Gewog lies in [Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 5 other gewogs: [Bjena Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/bjena/), [Gangte Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/gangte/), [Kazhi Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/kazhi/), [Nyisho Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/nyisho/) and [Sephu Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/sephu/). By area it is the 66th largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 4.2% of [Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/). The centre of Dangchhu Gewog is about 58 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 33 km from Wangdue Phodrang, the main town of Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 27.6000° N, 90.2134° 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 Dangchhu Gewog

Open gazetteers list **6 villages, towns and localities** in Dangchhu Gewog. Settlements here lie between about 2,010 m and 2,781 m above sea level (median 2,585 m).

- Lung Chen
- Manikyangsa
- Nobding
- Norbuding
- Ritang
- Uesagang

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 Dangchhu Gewog

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Dang Chhu

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 Dangchhu Gewog and the best time to visit

In Dangchhu 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 Dangchhu Gewog

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Dangchhu BHU · Dangchhu 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.61483&mlon=90.19176#map=17/27.61483/90.19176) 

Bank BDBL · Nubi 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.50101&mlon=90.50685#map=17/27.50101/90.50685) 

ATM BoB-ATM · Nubi 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.50339&mlon=90.50864#map=17/27.50339/90.50864) 

Petrol pump STCBL · Dangchhu 8.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.54697&mlon=90.14604#map=17/27.54697/90.14604) 

Hotel Hotel Kuenphen Norbuding · Nyisho 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.58300&mlon=90.13458#map=17/27.58300/90.13458) 

Mall 9 to 9 shopping mall · Thedtsho 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.49492&mlon=89.90134#map=17/27.49492/89.90134) 

School Nobding Middle Secondary School · Dangchhu 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.54822&mlon=90.14983#map=17/27.54822/90.14983) 

College Gangteng Buddhist College · Gangte 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.49484&mlon=90.16516#map=17/27.49484/90.16516) 

Police station police colony · Nubi 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.50451&mlon=90.50399#map=17/27.50451/90.50399) 

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 Dangchhu Gewog

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

- Hospitals1
- Petrol pumps1
- Hotels2
- Schools1
- Restaurants2

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
- Daga
- Gangte
- Gasetsho Gom
- Gasetsho Om
- Kazhi
- Nahi
- Nyisho
- Phangyuel
- Phobji
- Ruepisa
- Sephu
- Thedtsho

## Quick answers

- Where is Dangchhu Gewog?In Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag, Bhutan
- What borders Dangchhu Gewog?Bjena Gewog, Gangte Gewog, Kazhi Gewog, Nyisho Gewog and Sephu Gewog
- How many villages are in Dangchhu Gewog?6 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Dangchhu Gewog?Settlements lie between 2,010 m and 2,781 m
- What is the best time to visit Dangchhu Gewog?May
- Where is the nearest hospital to Dangchhu Gewog?Dangchhu BHU, about 2.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Dangchhu Gewog?BDBL, about 31 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Dangchhu Gewog?BoB-ATM, about 31 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Dangchhu Gewog?STCBL, about 8.9 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Dangchhu Gewog?1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Dangchhu Gewog?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Dangchhu Gewog?BT01904 (OCHA common operational dataset)