Chhali Gewog

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Chhaling Gewog (Dzongkha: ཆ་གླིང་) is a gewog (village block) of Monggar District, Bhutan.{{cite web |url= http://www.election-bhutan.org.bt/2011/finaldelimitation/Mongar.pdf |format= PDF |title= Chiwogs in Monggar |publisher= Election Commission, Government of Bhutan |year= 2011 |access-date= 2011-07-28 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111002184557/http://www.election-bhutan.org.bt/2011/finaldelimitation/Mongar.pdf# |archive-date= 2011-10-02 |url-status= dead }} In 2002, the gewog contained 263 households and covered an area of 42 square kilometres. As per the database of [https://bsds.nsb.gov.bt/report/gewog-profile?public=true National Statistics Bureau] there are 273 households as of 2024.

Economy

The principal agricultural products are maize, paddy, barley, buckwheat, oranges and vegetables.

More than 60% of the population have access to piped drinking water supply and 30% of the households

have electricity. The gewog has a community school with 258 students but relies on Mongar for most of the facilities.{{cite web|url=http://www.gnhc.gov.bt/fyp/Gewogs/mg_Chhali.pdf|title=Chhali Gewog|publisher=Royal Government of Bhutan|access-date=December 12, 2010}}{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The farmers of Tashipong are dependent upon spring water.

The villagers mainly engage in subsistence farming but vegetable and animal products (such as cheese, butter and eggs) are sold at the market.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}

Politics

Administratively, Chhali Gewog is a part of the dzongkhag of Mongar District. In November 2007, the people of Chhali elected former General Secretary of the Bhutan Olympic Committee Pema Tenzin as their National Council candidate.{{cite web|url=http://www.bbs.com.bt/Chali%20gewog,%20Monggar%20nominates%20NC%20candidate.html|title=Chali gewog, Monggar nominates NC candidate|publisher=Bhutan Broadcasting Service|access-date=December 12, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617012905/http://www.bbs.com.bt/Chali%20gewog%2C%20Monggar%20nominates%20NC%20candidate.html|archive-date=June 17, 2011}}

References

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