Karub, Qamdo

District in Tibet, China

Karub District^[2] also known as Kharro or Karuo, is a district in Qamdo, in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, and the seat of government of Qamdo. Karuo has an area of 10,700 km² and a population of 78,000, of which 90% are Tibetan. The average temperature is 7.6 °C, with average temperatures of −2.3 °C in January and 16.3 °C in July. The average precipitation is 467 mm per year.^{[citation needed]}

Popular with tourists are the Galden Jampaling Monastery in the capital and the salt mines and hot springs at Yangjing.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative divisions

Karub administers 3 towns and 12 townships.

See also

• China portal
• Asia portal

• Chamdo

References

1. "昌都市第七次全国人口普查主要数据公报" (in Chinese). Government of Chamdo. 2021-06-22.
2. "Aerial view of Karub District in Qamdo, Tibet". Xinhua News Agency. 2021-02-18.
3. shi, Guo wu yuan ren kou pu cha ban gong; council, Guo jia tong ji ju ren kou he jiu ye tong ji si bian = Tabulation on the 2010 population census of the people's republic of China by township / compiled by Population census office under the state; population, Department of; statistics, employment statistics national bureau of (2012). Zhongguo 2010 nian ren kou pu cha fen xiang, zhen, jie dao zi liao (Di 1 ban. ed.). Beijing Shi: Zhongguo tong ji chu ban she. ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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