# Trashiyangtse Gewog Gewog, Yangtse Dzongkhag – Villages & Map

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

Gewog · Yangtse Dzongkhag 

# Trashiyangtse Gewog

Trashiyangtse Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Yangtse Dzongkhag. It covers **275.0 km²**. Its main town is Trashi Yangtse. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 8 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 275km²
- 8mapped services
- 1,931 mtypical elevation

## Where is Trashiyangtse Gewog?

Trashiyangtse Gewog lies in [Yangtse Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/yangtse/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 6 other gewogs: [Bumdeling Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/yangtse/bumdeling/), [Khamdang Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/yangtse/khamdang/), [Khoma Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/lhuentse/khoma/), [Minjay Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/lhuentse/minjay/), [Shermung Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/monggar/shermung/) and [Tomzhangtshen Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/yangtse/tomzhangtshen/). By area it is the 42nd largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 19.0% of [Yangtse Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/yangtse/). The centre of Trashiyangtse Gewog is about 181 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 5.8 km from Trashi Yangtse, the main town of Yangtse Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 27.5631° N, 91.4759° 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 Trashiyangtse Gewog

Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Trashiyangtse Gewog. The largest with a recorded population: Trashi Yangtse (3,025). Settlements here lie between about 1,788 m and 2,714 m above sea level (median 1,931 m).

- Baney
- Bayling
- Bimkhar
- Gangkhar
- Jimkhār
- Rabti
- Sana
- Trashi Yangtse

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 Trashiyangtse Gewog

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

### History

1 fort.

- Trashiyangtse 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 Trashiyangtse Gewog and the best time to visit

In Trashiyangtse 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
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

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 Trashiyangtse Gewog

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital TrashiYangtse Hospital · Trashiyangtse 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.60238&mlon=91.49726#map=17/27.60238/91.49726) 

Bank Bhutan National Bank · Samkhar 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.33373&mlon=91.55385#map=17/27.33373/91.55385) 

Petrol pump BOD · Samkhar 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.32128&mlon=91.53624#map=17/27.32128/91.53624) 

Hotel Thinley Dendup Hotel · Trashiyangtse 5.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.60843&mlon=91.49696#map=17/27.60843/91.49696) 

School Painting School of Trashiyangtse · Trashiyangtse 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.60104&mlon=91.49910#map=17/27.60104/91.49910) 

College Rangjung Technical Training Institute · Shongphu 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.35653&mlon=91.64960#map=17/27.35653/91.64960) 

Police station RBP · Khamdang 17 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.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Trashiyangtse Gewog

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

- Hospitals3
- Hotels2
- Schools3

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 Yangtse Dzongkhag

- Bumdeling
- Jamkhar
- Khamdang
- Ramjar
- Toetsho
- Tomzhangtshen
- Yalang

## Quick answers

- Where is Trashiyangtse Gewog?In Yangtse Dzongkhag, Bhutan
- What borders Trashiyangtse Gewog?Bumdeling Gewog, Khamdang Gewog, Khoma Gewog, Minjay Gewog, Shermung Gewog and Tomzhangtshen Gewog
- How many villages are in Trashiyangtse Gewog?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Trashiyangtse Gewog?Settlements lie between 1,788 m and 2,714 m
- What is the best time to visit Trashiyangtse Gewog?April and October
- Where is the nearest hospital to Trashiyangtse Gewog?TrashiYangtse Hospital, about 4.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Trashiyangtse Gewog?Bhutan National Bank, about 27 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Trashiyangtse Gewog?BOD, about 28 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Trashiyangtse Gewog?3 mapped
- What is the P-code of Trashiyangtse Gewog?BT01608 (OCHA common operational dataset)
