# Thedtsho Gewog Gewog, Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag – Villages

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

Gewog · Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag 

# Thedtsho Gewog

Thedtsho Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag. It covers **20.0 km²**. Its main town is Wangdue Phodrang. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 32 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 20.0km²
- 32mapped services
- 1,273 mtypical elevation

## Where is Thedtsho Gewog?

Thedtsho Gewog lies in [Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 6 other gewogs: [Bapisa Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/punakha/bapisa/), [Gasetsho Gom Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/gasetsho-gom/), [Lingmukha Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/punakha/lingmukha/), [Nahi Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/nahi/), [Phangyuel Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/phangyuel/) and [Ruepisa Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/ruepisa/). By area it is the 198th largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 0.5% of [Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/wangduephodrang/). The centre of Thedtsho Gewog is about 25 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 0.7 km from Wangdue Phodrang, the main town of Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 27.4903° N, 89.8936° 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 Thedtsho Gewog

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Thedtsho Gewog. The largest with a recorded population: Wangdue Phodrang (8,954).

- Rinchhengang
- Thang-Goo
- Wangdue Phodrang

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 Thedtsho Gewog

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

### History

1 fort.

- Wangdue Phodrang Dzong

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 Thedtsho Gewog and the best time to visit

In Thedtsho 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 Thedtsho Gewog

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Wangdue Hospital · Thedtsho 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.48794&mlon=89.89364#map=17/27.48794/89.89364) 

Bank BDBL bank · Thedtsho 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.49407&mlon=89.90067#map=17/27.49407/89.90067) 

ATM Wangdue Phodrang Samthang · Lingmukha 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.52293&mlon=89.88596#map=17/27.52293/89.88596) 

Petrol pump Bhutan Oil Distributor · Thedtsho 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.49545&mlon=89.89831#map=17/27.49545/89.89831) 

Hotel Dragon's Nest Hotel, Punakha, Bhutan · Thedtsho 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.48901&mlon=89.89542#map=17/27.48901/89.89542) 

Mall 9 to 9 shopping mall · Thedtsho 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.49492&mlon=89.90134#map=17/27.49492/89.90134) 

School Bajo Higher Secondary School · Thedtsho 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.49686&mlon=89.89524#map=17/27.49686/89.89524) 

College Degree Hostel 1 · Bapisa 1.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.49668&mlon=89.87657#map=17/27.49668/89.87657) 

Police station Police Outpost · Chang 24 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 Thedtsho Gewog

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

- Hospitals1
- Banks6
- Petrol pumps1
- Hotels14
- Shopping malls1
- Schools4
- Restaurants5

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
- Sephu

## Quick answers

- Where is Thedtsho Gewog?In Wangduephodrang Dzongkhag, Bhutan
- What borders Thedtsho Gewog?Bapisa Gewog, Gasetsho Gom Gewog, Lingmukha Gewog, Nahi Gewog, Phangyuel Gewog and Ruepisa Gewog
- How many villages are in Thedtsho Gewog?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Thedtsho Gewog?May
- Where is the nearest hospital to Thedtsho Gewog?Wangdue Hospital, about 0.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Thedtsho Gewog?BDBL bank, about 0.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Thedtsho Gewog?Wangdue Phodrang Samthang, about 3.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thedtsho Gewog?Bhutan Oil Distributor, about 0.7 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Thedtsho Gewog?1 mapped
- How many banks are in Thedtsho Gewog?6 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Thedtsho Gewog?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Thedtsho Gewog?BT01915 (OCHA common operational dataset)
