# Sephu Gewog Gewog, Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/sephu/ Gewog · Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag # Sephu Gewog Sephu Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag. It covers **1,108.0 km²**. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1,108km² - 4mapped services - 3,339 mtypical elevation ## Where is Sephu Gewog? Sephu Gewog lies in [Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 8 other gewogs: [Chhoekhor Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/bumthang/chhoekhor/), [Dangchhu Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/dangchhu/), [Gangte Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/gangte/), [Kazhi Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/kazhi/), [Lunana Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/gasa/lunana/), [Nubi Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/trongsa/nubi/), [Phobji Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/phobji/) and [Tangsibji Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/trongsa/tangsibji/). By area it is the 3rd largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 27.5% of [Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/). The centre of Sephu Gewog is about 79 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 56 km from Wangdue Phodrang, the main town of Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 27.7633° N, 90.3709° 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 Sephu Gewog Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Sephu Gewog. Settlements here lie between about 2,778 m and 5,119 m above sea level (median 3,339 m). - Chemaito - Nakha - Pele La - Rabtse - Raho - Rife - Rukubji - Sakrteng Toed 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 Sephu Gewog Named natural and historic features inside Sephu Gewog, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Hills and mountains 1 mountain pass. - Pele La · 3,339 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 Sephu Gewog and the best time to visit In Sephu Gewog, the warmest month is Jul (average 6 °C) and the coolest is Jan (-11 °C). About 608 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (159 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 -11 3 Feb -10 7 Mar -7 17 Apr -3 37 May 1 62 Jun 5 96 Jul 6 159 Aug 5 126 Sep 4 69 Oct -1 27 Nov -5 3 Dec -9 2 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Sephu Gewog Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Yuthok Tendar Traditional Medicine Service Centre · Sephu 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.90949&mlon=90.33780#map=17/27.90949/90.33780) Bank T-Bank · Nubi 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.50154&mlon=90.50736#map=17/27.50154/90.50736) ATM BoB-ATM · Nubi 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.50339&mlon=90.50864#map=17/27.50339/90.50864) Petrol pump STCBL · Dangchhu 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.54697&mlon=90.14604#map=17/27.54697/90.14604) Hotel Willing Resort · Nubi 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.51895&mlon=90.46288#map=17/27.51895/90.46288) School Simpho P.S · Nubi 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.59160&mlon=90.43548#map=17/27.59160/90.43548) College Gangteng Buddhist College · Gangte 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.49484&mlon=90.16516#map=17/27.49484/90.16516) Police station police colony · Nubi 32 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 Sephu Gewog Places mapped inside Sephu Gewog in open map data, by type. - Hospitals2 - 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 - Nyisho - Phangyuel - Phobji - Ruepisa - Thedtsho ## Quick answers - Where is Sephu Gewog?In Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag, Bhutan - What borders Sephu Gewog?Chhoekhor Gewog, Dangchhu Gewog, Gangte Gewog, Kazhi Gewog, Lunana Gewog, Nubi Gewog, Phobji Gewog and Tangsibji Gewog - How many villages are in Sephu Gewog?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Sephu Gewog?Settlements lie between 2,778 m and 5,119 m - What is the highest point in Sephu Gewog?Pele La (3,339 m, GeoNames elevation model) - Where is the nearest hospital to Sephu Gewog?Yuthok Tendar Traditional Medicine Service Centre, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Sephu Gewog?T-Bank, about 32 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Sephu Gewog?BoB-ATM, about 32 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sephu Gewog?STCBL, about 33 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Sephu Gewog?2 mapped - What is the P-code of Sephu Gewog?BT01914 (OCHA common operational dataset)