# Ruepisa Gewog Gewog, Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag – Villages

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

Gewog · Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag 

# Ruepisa Gewog

Ruepisa Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag. It covers **158.7 km²**. 5 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 159km²
- 3mapped services
- 2,481 mtypical elevation

## Where is Ruepisa Gewog?

Ruepisa Gewog lies in [Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 7 other gewogs: [Athang Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/athang/), [Bjena Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/bjena/), [Daga Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/daga/), [Gasetsho Gom Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/gasetsho-gom/), [Gasetsho Om Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/gasetsho-om/), [Phangyuel Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/phangyuel/) and [Thedtsho Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/thedtsho/). By area it is the 70th largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 3.9% of [Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/). The centre of Ruepisa Gewog is about 33 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 12 km from Wangdue Phodrang, the main town of Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 27.3968° N, 89.9669° 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 Ruepisa Gewog

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

- Alla
- Giala
- Oola Maed
- Oola Toed
- Sejokha

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 Ruepisa Gewog

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

### Water

1 dam.

- Punatsangchhu-II HEP

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 Ruepisa Gewog and the best time to visit

In Ruepisa 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 Ruepisa Gewog

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Bjemithangkha BHU · Gasetsho Gom 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.41392&mlon=89.89893#map=17/27.41392/89.89893) 

Bank Bhutan National Bank Limited · Thedtsho 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.49402&mlon=89.90171#map=17/27.49402/89.90171) 

ATM Wangdue Phodrang Samthang · Lingmukha 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.52293&mlon=89.88596#map=17/27.52293/89.88596) 

Petrol pump Bhutan Oil Distributor · Thedtsho 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.49545&mlon=89.89831#map=17/27.49545/89.89831) 

Hotel Basochhu HP Guest House · Gasetsho Om 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.34235&mlon=89.91174#map=17/27.34235/89.91174) 

Mall 9 to 9 shopping mall · Thedtsho 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.49492&mlon=89.90134#map=17/27.49492/89.90134) 

School Hebesa Primary School · Gasetsho Om 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.35135&mlon=89.89734#map=17/27.35135/89.89734) 

College Degree Hostel 1 · Bapisa 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.49668&mlon=89.87657#map=17/27.49668/89.87657) 

Police station Police Outpost · Chang 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.44066&mlon=89.66179#map=17/27.44066/89.66179) 

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 Ruepisa Gewog

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

- Hospitals1
- Hotels2

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
- Phobji
- Sephu
- Thedtsho

## Quick answers

- Where is Ruepisa Gewog?In Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag, Bhutan
- What borders Ruepisa Gewog?Athang Gewog, Bjena Gewog, Daga Gewog, Gasetsho Gom Gewog, Gasetsho Om Gewog, Phangyuel Gewog and Thedtsho Gewog
- How many villages are in Ruepisa Gewog?5 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Ruepisa Gewog?May
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ruepisa Gewog?Bjemithangkha BHU, about 7.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ruepisa Gewog?Bhutan National Bank Limited, about 13 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Ruepisa Gewog?Wangdue Phodrang Samthang, about 16 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ruepisa Gewog?Bhutan Oil Distributor, about 13 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Ruepisa Gewog?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Ruepisa Gewog?BT01913 (OCHA common operational dataset)