# Pangkhar Gewog Gewog, Zhemgang Dzongkhag – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/zhemgang/pangkhar/ Gewog · Zhemgang Dzongkhag # Pangkhar Gewog Pangkhar Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Zhemgang Dzongkhag. It covers **536.6 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 9 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 537km² - 9mapped services - 818 mtypical elevation ## Where is Pangkhar Gewog? Pangkhar 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/), [Gozhing Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/zhemgang/gozhing/), [Jigmichhoeling Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/sarpang/jigmichhoeling/), [Ngangla Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/zhemgang/ngangla/), [Taklai Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/sarpang/taklai/), [Trong Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/zhemgang/trong/) and [Umling Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/sarpang/umling/). By area it is the 14th largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 22.2% of [Zhemgang Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/zhemgang/). The centre of Pangkhar Gewog is about 129 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 37 km from Shemgang, the main town of Zhemgang Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 26.8993° N, 90.7764° 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 Pangkhar Gewog Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Pangkhar Gewog. - Pangkha 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 Pangkhar Gewog Named natural and historic features inside Pangkhar Gewog, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 river or stream. - Bumthang 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 Pangkhar Gewog and the best time to visit In Pangkhar Gewog, the warmest month is Aug (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jan (10 °C). About 1,816 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jul (370 mm) and the driest Dec (3 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 10 5 Feb 12 16 Mar 15 45 Apr 18 183 May 20 250 Jun 22 320 Jul 22 370 Aug 22 278 Sep 21 222 Oct 19 114 Nov 15 8 Dec 12 3 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Pangkhar Gewog Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kradijong BHU · Pangkhar 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.95909&mlon=90.75585#map=17/26.95909/90.75585) Bank BOBL · Ngangla 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.85052&mlon=90.96091#map=17/26.85052/90.96091) Petrol pump Damchen Petroleum Distributors · Ngangla 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.84754&mlon=90.94765#map=17/26.84754/90.94765) Hotel Nino Hotel cum Restaurant · Pangkhar 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.97011&mlon=90.85533#map=17/26.97011/90.85533) School School Assembly ground · Pangkhar 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.91751&mlon=90.86783#map=17/26.91751/90.86783) College Losel Gyatsho Academy · Gelephu 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=26.90276&mlon=90.49436#map=17/26.90276/90.49436) Police station Panbang Police Station · Ngangla 20 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 Pangkhar Gewog Places mapped inside Pangkhar Gewog in open map data, by type. - Hospitals4 - Hotels1 - Schools3 - Restaurants1 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 - Ngangla - Shingkhar - Trong ## Quick answers - Where is Pangkhar Gewog?In Zhemgang Dzongkhag, Bhutan - What borders Pangkhar Gewog?Bardo Gewog, Gozhing Gewog, Jigmichhoeling Gewog, Ngangla Gewog, Taklai Gewog, Trong Gewog and Umling Gewog - How many villages are in Pangkhar Gewog?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Pangkhar Gewog?October to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Pangkhar Gewog?Kradijong BHU, about 6.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Pangkhar Gewog?BOBL, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Pangkhar Gewog?Damchen Petroleum Distributors, about 18 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Pangkhar Gewog?4 mapped - What is the P-code of Pangkhar Gewog?BT02006 (OCHA common operational dataset)