# Gangte Gewog Gewog, Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag – Villages & Map

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

Gewog · Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag 

# Gangte Gewog

Gangte Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag. It covers **99.7 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 15 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 99.7km²
- 15mapped services
- 3,079 mtypical elevation

## Where is Gangte Gewog?

Gangte Gewog lies in [Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 5 other gewogs: [Athang Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/athang/), [Bjena Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/bjena/), [Dangchhu Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/dangchhu/), [Phobji Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/phobji/) and [Sephu Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/sephu/). By area it is the 114th largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 2.5% of [Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/). The centre of Gangte Gewog is about 49 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 24 km from Wangdue Phodrang, the main town of Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 27.4682° N, 90.1387° 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 Gangte Gewog

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Gangte Gewog.

- Gangtey Gonpa
- Gogona
- Yekho

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 Gangte Gewog

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

### Hills and mountains

1 valley.

- Phobjikha Valley · 2,837 m

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 Gangte Gewog and the best time to visit

In Gangte 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
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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 Gangte Gewog

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Eusa Ten Bedded Hospital · Gangte 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.44481&mlon=90.17348#map=17/27.44481/90.17348) 

Bank Bhutan National Bank · Thedtsho 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.49415&mlon=89.90189#map=17/27.49415/89.90189) 

ATM Wangdue Phodrang Samthang · Lingmukha 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.52293&mlon=89.88596#map=17/27.52293/89.88596) 

Petrol pump STCBL · Dangchhu 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.54697&mlon=90.14604#map=17/27.54697/90.14604) 

Hotel hotel gakiling · Gangte 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.46328&mlon=90.16790#map=17/27.46328/90.16790) 

Mall 9 to 9 shopping mall · Thedtsho 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.49492&mlon=89.90134#map=17/27.49492/89.90134) 

School Nobding Middle Secondary School · Dangchhu 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.54822&mlon=90.14983#map=17/27.54822/90.14983) 

College Gangteng Buddhist College · Gangte 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.49484&mlon=90.16516#map=17/27.49484/90.16516) 

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 Gangte Gewog

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

- Hospitals1
- Hotels11
- Colleges and universities1
- 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
- Dangchhu
- Gasetsho Gom
- Gasetsho Om
- Kazhi
- Nahi
- Nyisho
- Phangyuel
- Phobji
- Ruepisa
- Sephu
- Thedtsho

## Quick answers

- Where is Gangte Gewog?In Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag, Bhutan
- What borders Gangte Gewog?Athang Gewog, Bjena Gewog, Dangchhu Gewog, Phobji Gewog and Sephu Gewog
- How many villages are in Gangte Gewog?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in Gangte Gewog?Phobjikha Valley (2,837 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Gangte Gewog?May
- Where is the nearest hospital to Gangte Gewog?Eusa Ten Bedded Hospital, about 4.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Gangte Gewog?Bhutan National Bank, about 24 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Gangte Gewog?Wangdue Phodrang Samthang, about 26 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Gangte Gewog?STCBL, about 8.8 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Gangte Gewog?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Gangte Gewog?BT01905 (OCHA common operational dataset)