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Mongar Dzongkhag covers an area of about 1,954 sq. kilometer with elevations ranging from 400-4,000 meters above the sea level. The Dzongkhag has 16 Gewogs namely, Balam, Chaskhar, Chhali, Drametse, Drepung, Gongdue, Jurmey, Kengkhar, Mongar, Ngatshang, Saling, Sherimukhung, Silambi, Thangrong, Tsakaling and Tsamang with about 5,000 households.
Of the total land area, about 1,119 acres are devoted to paddy and 7,806 acres to dryland farming. Bush fallow farming is also widely practiced. Potato and corn are the principal cash crops in the Dzongkhag.
Settlements are scattered and with about 34 kms feeder roads, most settlements remain remote and inaccessible. This makes delivery of services difficult and costly.
The Dzongkhag has 38 schools with over seven thousand students in 2001. One Regional Referral Hospital at Mongar and 17 Basic Health Units (BHU) spread over the entire Dzongkhag deliver public health services tot he population. Mongar has achieved 100% child immunization. Over 60 % of the population have access to piped drinking water supply and around 741 households have electricity connections by end of 2001. The on set of Kurichu Power Plant is expected to bring tremendous socio-economic changes in the Dzongkhag.
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