# Phobji Gewog Gewog, Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag – Villages & Map

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

Gewog · Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag 

# Phobji Gewog

Phobji Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag. It covers **151.2 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 151km²
- 1mapped services
- 3,004 mtypical elevation

## Where is Phobji Gewog?

Phobji Gewog lies in [Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 4 other gewogs: [Athang Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/athang/), [Gangte Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/gangte/), [Sephu Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/sephu/) and [Tangsibji Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/trongsa/tangsibji/). By area it is the 73rd largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 3.7% of [Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/). The centre of Phobji 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 27.4273° N, 90.2241° 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 Phobji Gewog

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Phobji Gewog.

- Sawaphu

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 Phobji Gewog and the best time to visit

In Phobji 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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- 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 Phobji Gewog

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Eusa Ten Bedded Hospital · Gangte 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.44481&mlon=90.17348#map=17/27.44481/90.17348) 

Bank Bhutan National Bank Limitted · Nubi 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.50088&mlon=90.50685#map=17/27.50088/90.50685) 

ATM BoB-ATM · Nubi 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.50339&mlon=90.50864#map=17/27.50339/90.50864) 

Petrol pump STCBL · Dangchhu 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.54697&mlon=90.14604#map=17/27.54697/90.14604) 

Hotel Kichu Resort · Gangte 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.45008&mlon=90.17575#map=17/27.45008/90.17575) 

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 Rukubji Primary School · Sephu 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.51187&mlon=90.27816#map=17/27.51187/90.27816) 

College Gangteng Buddhist College · Gangte 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.49484&mlon=90.16516#map=17/27.49484/90.16516) 

Police station police colony · Nubi 29 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 Phobji Gewog

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

- Hotels1

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
- Nyisho
- Phangyuel
- Ruepisa
- Sephu
- Thedtsho

## Quick answers

- Where is Phobji Gewog?In Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag, Bhutan
- What borders Phobji Gewog?Athang Gewog, Gangte Gewog, Sephu Gewog and Tangsibji Gewog
- How many villages are in Phobji Gewog?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Phobji Gewog?May
- Where is the nearest hospital to Phobji Gewog?Eusa Ten Bedded Hospital, about 5.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Phobji Gewog?Bhutan National Bank Limitted, about 29 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Phobji Gewog?BoB-ATM, about 29 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Phobji Gewog?STCBL, about 15 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Phobji Gewog?BT01912 (OCHA common operational dataset)