# Jamkhar Gewog Gewog, Yangtse Dzongkhag – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/yangtse/jamkhar/

Gewog · Yangtse Dzongkhag 

# Jamkhar Gewog

Jamkhar Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Yangtse Dzongkhag. It covers **51.6 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 51.6km²
- 1,559 mtypical elevation

## Where is Jamkhar Gewog?

Jamkhar Gewog lies in [Yangtse Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/yangtse/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 5 other gewogs: [Bartsham Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/trashigang/bartsham/), [Ramjar Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/yangtse/ramjar/), [Shermung Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/monggar/shermung/), [Tomzhangtshen Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/yangtse/tomzhangtshen/) and [Yangnyer Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/trashigang/yangnyer/). By area it is the 157th largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 3.6% of [Yangtse Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/yangtse/). The centre of Jamkhar Gewog is about 184 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 23 km from Trashi Yangtse, the main town of Yangtse Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 27.4080° N, 91.5094° 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 Jamkhar Gewog

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

- Jamkhar Gewog

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 Jamkhar Gewog and the best time to visit

In Jamkhar Gewog, the warmest month is Jul (average 18 °C) and the coolest is Jan (4 °C). About 1,086 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (244 mm) and the driest Dec (3 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April and October**.

- Jan
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- Mar
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- May
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- Aug
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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 4 5 

Feb 5 13 

Mar 8 27 

Apr 11 94 

May 14 137 

Jun 17 182 

Jul 18 244 

Aug 17 185 

Sep 16 124 

Oct 12 64 

Nov 8 6 

Dec 5 3 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Jamkhar Gewog

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Yangnyer BHU · Yangnyer 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.36556&mlon=91.53310#map=17/27.36556/91.53310) 

Bank Bhutan National Bank · Samkhar 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.33373&mlon=91.55385#map=17/27.33373/91.55385) 

Petrol pump BOD · Samkhar 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.32128&mlon=91.53624#map=17/27.32128/91.53624) 

Hotel Trashigang · Samkhar 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.33440&mlon=91.55383#map=17/27.33440/91.55383) 

School Tashigang MSS · Samkhar 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.33285&mlon=91.55435#map=17/27.33285/91.55435) 

College Kanglung Shedra · Kanglung 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.28751&mlon=91.52624#map=17/27.28751/91.52624) 

Police station RBP · Khamdang 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.43735&mlon=91.57855#map=17/27.43735/91.57855) 

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.

## Other gewogs in Yangtse Dzongkhag

- Bumdeling
- Khamdang
- Ramjar
- Toetsho
- Tomzhangtshen
- Trashiyangtse
- Yalang

## Quick answers

- Where is Jamkhar Gewog?In Yangtse Dzongkhag, Bhutan
- What borders Jamkhar Gewog?Bartsham Gewog, Ramjar Gewog, Shermung Gewog, Tomzhangtshen Gewog and Yangnyer Gewog
- How many villages are in Jamkhar Gewog?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Jamkhar Gewog?April and October
- Where is the nearest hospital to Jamkhar Gewog?Yangnyer BHU, about 5.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Jamkhar Gewog?Bhutan National Bank, about 9.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Jamkhar Gewog?BOD, about 10 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Jamkhar Gewog?BT01602 (OCHA common operational dataset)