# Ngangla Gewog Gewog, Zhemgang Dzongkhag – Villages, Map & Nearest Services

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Gewog · Zhemgang Dzongkhag 

# Ngangla Gewog

Ngangla Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Zhemgang Dzongkhag. It covers **215.7 km²**. 12 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 15 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 216km²
- 15mapped services
- 528 mtypical elevation

## Where is Ngangla Gewog?

Ngangla Gewog lies in [Zhemgang Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/zhemgang/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 4 other gewogs: [Bjoka Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/zhemgang/bjoka/), [Gozhing Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/zhemgang/gozhing/), [Norbugang Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/pemagatshel/norbugang/) and [Pangkhar Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/zhemgang/pangkhar/). By area it is the 50th largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 8.9% of [Zhemgang Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/zhemgang/). The centre of Ngangla Gewog is about 148 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 49 km from Shemgang, the main town of Zhemgang Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 26.8947° N, 90.9895° 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 Ngangla Gewog

Open gazetteers list **12 villages, towns and localities** in Ngangla Gewog. The largest with a recorded population: Panbang (1,360). Settlements here lie between about 214 m and 1,091 m above sea level (median 528 m).

- Bioka
- Chindang
- Laling
- Lower Sonamthang
- Panbang
- Pieksao
- Remadhu
- Sufali
- Thinleygang
- Tungkudempa
- Upper Sonamthang
- Yumdhang Village

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 Ngangla Gewog

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

### Water

1 river or stream.

- Mangde

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 Ngangla Gewog and the best time to visit

In Ngangla 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 Ngangla Gewog

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Kagtong BHU · Ngangla 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.94113&mlon=90.98278#map=17/26.94113/90.98278) 

Bank BDBL · Ngangla 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.85060&mlon=90.96102#map=17/26.85060/90.96102) 

Petrol pump Damchen Petroleum Distributors · Ngangla 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.84754&mlon=90.94765#map=17/26.84754/90.94765) 

Hotel Manas Hotel · Ngangla 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.84879&mlon=90.97032#map=17/26.84879/90.97032) 

School Sonamthang Central School · Ngangla 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.85560&mlon=90.98693#map=17/26.85560/90.98693) 

College Traning Institution · Dungmin 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.97074&mlon=91.19932#map=17/26.97074/91.19932) 

Police station Panbang Police Station · Ngangla 5.5 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 Ngangla Gewog

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

- Hospitals2
- Banks2
- Petrol pumps1
- Hotels4
- Schools4
- Restaurants1
- Police stations1

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
- Bjoka
- Gozhing
- Nangkor
- Pangkhar
- Shingkhar
- Trong

## Quick answers

- Where is Ngangla Gewog?In Zhemgang Dzongkhag, Bhutan
- What borders Ngangla Gewog?Bjoka Gewog, Gozhing Gewog, Norbugang Gewog and Pangkhar Gewog
- How many villages are in Ngangla Gewog?12 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Ngangla Gewog?Settlements lie between 214 m and 1,091 m
- What is the best time to visit Ngangla Gewog?October to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Ngangla Gewog?Kagtong BHU, about 5.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Ngangla Gewog?BDBL, about 5.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ngangla Gewog?Damchen Petroleum Distributors, about 6.7 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Ngangla Gewog?2 mapped
- How many banks are in Ngangla Gewog?2 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Ngangla Gewog?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Ngangla Gewog?BT02005 (OCHA common operational dataset)
