Official Name: | Merag Gewog |
Native Name: | མེ་རག་ |
Settlement Type: | Gewog |
Mapsize: | 350px |
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).
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]