# Nyisho Gewog Gewog, Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag – Villages & Map

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

Gewog · Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag 

# Nyisho Gewog

Nyisho Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag. It covers **116.8 km²**. 7 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 6 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 117km²
- 6mapped services
- 2,243 mtypical elevation

## Where is Nyisho Gewog?

Nyisho Gewog lies in [Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 4 other gewogs: [Bjena Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/bjena/), [Dangchhu Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/dangchhu/), [Kazhi Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/kazhi/) and [Phangyuel Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/phangyuel/). By area it is the 96th largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 2.9% of [Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/). The centre of Nyisho Gewog is about 47 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 22 km from Wangdue Phodrang, the main town of Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 27.5675° N, 90.1023° 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 Nyisho Gewog

Open gazetteers list **7 villages, towns and localities** in Nyisho Gewog. The largest with a recorded population: Samtengang (4,829).

- Chebakha
- Chitokha
- Gelekha
- Goensar
- Rachau
- Rajawog
- Samtengang

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 Nyisho Gewog and the best time to visit

In Nyisho 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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- Nov
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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 Nyisho Gewog

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Dangchhu BHU · Dangchhu 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.61483&mlon=90.19176#map=17/27.61483/90.19176) 

Bank Bhutan National Bank · Thedtsho 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.49415&mlon=89.90189#map=17/27.49415/89.90189) 

ATM Wangdue Phodrang Samthang · Lingmukha 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.52293&mlon=89.88596#map=17/27.52293/89.88596) 

Petrol pump STCBL · Dangchhu 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.54697&mlon=90.14604#map=17/27.54697/90.14604) 

Hotel Hotel Kuenphen Norbuding · Nyisho 3.6 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 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.49492&mlon=89.90134#map=17/27.49492/89.90134) 

School Nobding Middle Secondary School · Dangchhu 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.54822&mlon=90.14983#map=17/27.54822/90.14983) 

College Gangteng Buddhist College · Gangte 10 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 Nyisho Gewog

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

- Hospitals1
- Hotels3
- Schools1
- Restaurants1

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
- Kazhi
- Nahi
- Phangyuel
- Phobji
- Ruepisa
- Sephu
- Thedtsho

## Quick answers

- Where is Nyisho Gewog?In Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag, Bhutan
- What borders Nyisho Gewog?Bjena Gewog, Dangchhu Gewog, Kazhi Gewog and Phangyuel Gewog
- How many villages are in Nyisho Gewog?7 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Nyisho Gewog?May
- Where is the nearest hospital to Nyisho Gewog?Dangchhu BHU, about 10 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Nyisho Gewog?Bhutan National Bank, about 21 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Nyisho Gewog?Wangdue Phodrang Samthang, about 22 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Nyisho Gewog?STCBL, about 4.9 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Nyisho Gewog?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Nyisho Gewog?BT01910 (OCHA common operational dataset)