# Trong Gewog Gewog, Zhemgang Dzongkhag – Villages & Map

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

Gewog · Zhemgang Dzongkhag 

# Trong Gewog

Trong Gewog is a gewog (block of villages) of Bhutan in Zhemgang Dzongkhag. It covers **359.1 km²**. Its main town is Shemgang. 10 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 26 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 359km²
- 26mapped services
- 1,191 mtypical elevation

## Where is Trong Gewog?

Trong Gewog lies in [Zhemgang Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/zhemgang/), [Bhutan](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/). It borders 6 other gewogs: [Bardo Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/zhemgang/bardo/), [Jigmichhoeling Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/sarpang/jigmichhoeling/), [Korphu Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/trongsa/korphu/), [Langthil Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/trongsa/langthil/), [Nangkor Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/zhemgang/nangkor/) and [Pangkhar Gewog](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/zhemgang/pangkhar/). By area it is the 29th largest of 205 gewogs in Bhutan. It covers 14.9% of [Zhemgang Dzongkhag](https://wherepedia.org/bhutan/zhemgang/). The centre of Trong Gewog is about 103 km in a straight line from Thimphu, the capital. It is about 7.0 km from Shemgang, the main town of Zhemgang Dzongkhag. The centre point is at 27.1587° N, 90.6303° 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 Trong Gewog

Open gazetteers list **10 villages, towns and localities** in Trong Gewog. The largest with a recorded population: Shemgang (852). Settlements here lie between about 551 m and 1,900 m above sea level (median 1,191 m).

- Bumgang Village
- Gönphu
- Praling
- Shemgang
- Sukkum Basti
- Takabi village
- Tingtibi
- Tshanglajong Village
- Zhemgang
- Zurphel 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 Trong Gewog

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

### Getting around

1 bridge.

- Bitana Sang

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 Trong Gewog and the best time to visit

In Trong 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 Trong Gewog

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Zhemgang BHU I · Trong 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.21520&mlon=90.65248#map=17/27.21520/90.65248) 

Bank Bank of Bhutan · Trong 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.21449&mlon=90.65696#map=17/27.21449/90.65696) 

Petrol pump FMCL Gas Station · Nangkor 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.16440&mlon=90.81784#map=17/27.16440/90.81784) 

Hotel Berti Eco Lodge · Trong 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.15781&mlon=90.66755#map=17/27.15781/90.66755) 

School Zhemgang Central School · Trong 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.21369&mlon=90.65053#map=17/27.21369/90.65053) 

College Nimshong PS · Korphu 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.21508&mlon=90.60381#map=17/27.21508/90.60381) 

Police station Police office · Trong 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.21627&mlon=90.65806#map=17/27.21627/90.65806) 

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 Trong Gewog

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

- Hospitals4
- Banks1
- Hotels5
- Schools11
- Restaurants4
- 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
- Ngangla
- Pangkhar
- Shingkhar

## Quick answers

- Where is Trong Gewog?In Zhemgang Dzongkhag, Bhutan
- What borders Trong Gewog?Bardo Gewog, Jigmichhoeling Gewog, Korphu Gewog, Langthil Gewog, Nangkor Gewog and Pangkhar Gewog
- How many villages are in Trong Gewog?10 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Trong Gewog?Settlements lie between 551 m and 1,900 m
- What is the best time to visit Trong Gewog?October to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Trong Gewog?Zhemgang BHU I, about 6.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Trong Gewog?Bank of Bhutan, about 6.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Trong Gewog?FMCL Gas Station, about 19 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Trong Gewog?4 mapped
- How many banks are in Trong Gewog?1 mapped
- What is the P-code of Trong Gewog?BT02008 (OCHA common operational dataset)