Merag Gewog Explained

Official Name:Merag Gewog
Native Name:མེ་རག་
Settlement Type:Gewog
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bhutan
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Trashigang District
Unit Pref:Metric
Timezone:BTT
Utc Offset:+6

Merag Gewog (Dzongkha: མེ་རག་|me rag|size=150%) is a gewog (village block) of Trashigang District, Bhutan.[1] [2] Merak and Sakten Gewogs comprise Sakten Dungkhag (sub-district).

Economy

Yak and sheep farming have traditionally been the main occupations in Merag, though sheep farming is on the decline due to it being more arduous and there being a distinct lack of grazeable pasture. Yak milk and butter are produced, along with yak hair for weaving clothes.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chiwogs in Trashigang . PDF . . 2011 . 2011-07-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111002191009/http://www.election-bhutan.org.bt/2011/finaldelimitation/tgang.pdf . 2011-10-02 .
  2. Web site: -. Royal Government of Bhutan. December 12, 2010.
  3. Web site: Rearing sheep declines in Merag Gewog. BBS. 30 July 2017. 13 June 2019.