# Bjoka Gewog Gewog, Zhemgang Dzongkhag – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/zhemgang/bjoka/

Gewog · Zhemgang Dzongkhag 

# Bjoka Gewog

Bjoka Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Zhemgang Dzongkhag. It covers **194.8 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 195km²
- 2mapped services

## Where is Bjoka Gewog?

Bjoka Gewog lies in [Zhemgang Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/zhemgang/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 7 other gewogs: [Bardo Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/zhemgang/bardo/), [Dechhenling Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/pemagatshel/dechhenling/), [Gongdue Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/monggar/gongdue/), [Gozhing Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/zhemgang/gozhing/), [Ngangla Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/zhemgang/ngangla/), [Norbugang Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/pemagatshel/norbugang/) and [Silambi Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/monggar/silambi/). By area it is the 58th largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 8.1% of [Zhemgang Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/zhemgang/). The centre of Bjoka Gewog is about 153 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 51 km from Shemgang, the main town of Zhemgang Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 26.9639° N, 91.0851° 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 Bjoka Gewog

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Bjoka Gewog.

- Kamalung
- Kamati
- Trong
- Yunling

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 Bjoka Gewog

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Kuru Chhu

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 Bjoka Gewog and the best time to visit

In Bjoka Gewog, the warmest month is Aug (average 23 °C) and the coolest is Jan (11 °C). About 1,868 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (362 mm) and the driest Dec (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **October to March**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 11 6 

Feb 13 18 

Mar 17 48 

Apr 20 212 

May 21 267 

Jun 23 341 

Jul 23 362 

Aug 23 269 

Sep 22 214 

Oct 20 115 

Nov 16 11 

Dec 13 5 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bjoka Gewog

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Bjoka BHU · Bjoka 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.97066&mlon=91.05061#map=17/26.97066/91.05061) 

Bank BDBL · Ngangla 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.85060&mlon=90.96102#map=17/26.85060/90.96102) 

Petrol pump Damchen Petroleum Distributors · Ngangla 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.84754&mlon=90.94765#map=17/26.84754/90.94765) 

Hotel Dechhenling Gewog Guesthouse · Dechhenling 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.91620&mlon=91.22260#map=17/26.91620/91.22260) 

School Bjoka PS · Bjoka 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.96431&mlon=91.04558#map=17/26.96431/91.04558) 

College Traning Institution · Dungmin 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.97074&mlon=91.19932#map=17/26.97074/91.19932) 

Police station Panbang Police Station · Ngangla 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.84925&mlon=90.96775#map=17/26.84925/90.96775) 

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 Bjoka Gewog

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

- Hospitals1
- Schools1

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 Zhemgang Dzongkhag

- Bardo
- Gozhing
- Nangkor
- Ngangla
- Pangkhar
- Shingkhar
- Trong

## Quick answers

- Where is Bjoka Gewog?In Zhemgang Dzongkhag, Bhutan
- What borders Bjoka Gewog?Bardo Gewog, Dechhenling Gewog, Gongdue Gewog, Gozhing Gewog, Ngangla Gewog, Norbugang Gewog and Silambi Gewog
- How many villages are in Bjoka Gewog?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Bjoka Gewog?October to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Bjoka Gewog?Bjoka BHU, about 3.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Bjoka Gewog?BDBL, about 18 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Bjoka Gewog?Damchen Petroleum Distributors, about 19 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Bjoka Gewog?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Bjoka Gewog?BT02002 (OCHA common operational dataset)