# Kazhi Gewog Gewog, Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag – Villages & Map

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

Gewog · Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag 

# Kazhi Gewog

Kazhi Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag. It covers **629.1 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 629km²
- 1mapped services
- 3,785 mtypical elevation

## Where is Kazhi Gewog?

Kazhi Gewog lies in [Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 8 other gewogs: [Dangchhu Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/dangchhu/), [Lingmukha Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/punakha/lingmukha/), [Lunana Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/gasa/lunana/), [Nyisho Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/nyisho/), [Phangyuel Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/phangyuel/), [Sephu Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/sephu/), [Shengabjimi Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/punakha/shengabjimi/) and [Toewang Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/punakha/toewang/). By area it is the 10th largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 15.6% of [Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/). The centre of Kazhi Gewog is about 58 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 38 km from Wangdue Phodrang, the main town of Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 27.7565° N, 90.1287° 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 Kazhi Gewog

Open gazetteers list **5 villages, towns and localities** in Kazhi Gewog.

- Baedrog
- Chilo
- Kazhi
- Komathang
- Tseshinang

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 Kazhi Gewog

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

### Hills and mountains

1 mountain pass.

- Kangri La · 4,844 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 Kazhi Gewog and the best time to visit

In Kazhi Gewog, the warmest month is Jul (average 6 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-10 °C). About 632 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (168 mm) and the driest Dec (2 mm). No month is both mild and dry, so plan around the rains.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan -10 3 

Feb -8 8 

Mar -6 20 

Apr -2 36 

May 2 63 

Jun 6 91 

Jul 6 168 

Aug 6 140 

Sep 4 72 

Oct -0 27 

Nov -4 2 

Dec -7 2 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kazhi Gewog

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

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

Bank Bank of Bhutan · Guma 34 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.55186&mlon=89.87107#map=17/27.55186/89.87107) 

ATM Sangay Wangmo Tshongkhang · Guma 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.58356&mlon=89.86060#map=17/27.58356/89.86060) 

Petrol pump STCBL · Dangchhu 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.54697&mlon=90.14604#map=17/27.54697/90.14604) 

Hotel Hotel Kuenphen Norbuding · Nyisho 19 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 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.49492&mlon=89.90134#map=17/27.49492/89.90134) 

School Nobding Middle Secondary School · Dangchhu 23 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.54822&mlon=90.14983#map=17/27.54822/90.14983) 

College Gangteng Buddhist College · Gangte 29 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 Kazhi Gewog

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

- Hospitals1

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

## Quick answers

- Where is Kazhi Gewog?In Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag, Bhutan
- What borders Kazhi Gewog?Dangchhu Gewog, Lingmukha Gewog, Lunana Gewog, Nyisho Gewog, Phangyuel Gewog, Sephu Gewog, Shengabjimi Gewog and Toewang Gewog
- How many villages are in Kazhi Gewog?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the highest point in Kazhi Gewog?Kangri La (4,844 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- Where is the nearest hospital to Kazhi Gewog?Dangchhu BHU, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Kazhi Gewog?Bank of Bhutan, about 34 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Kazhi Gewog?Sangay Wangmo Tshongkhang, about 33 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kazhi Gewog?STCBL, about 23 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Kazhi Gewog?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Kazhi Gewog?BT01908 (OCHA common operational dataset)
