Weekly markets: vibrant centres for informal economy and indicators of urbanisation

February 13th, 2023

Mendrelgang is a gewog under Tsirang. Its old name was Lamidara. It was a drungkhag from 1965 to 1990. It is located 20km from Damphu the dzongkhag headquarters. It is an old village with its own identity and culture. A weekly market (haat bazaar) was established in the first half of 20th century, as per oral recitation. A school was opened in 1959 and in 1965 an SDO (sub-division office or drungkhag) was established.