Cogo Township or Cuoguo Township () is a

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in Tingri County, Xigazê,

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. Its name is also transliterated as Cuike ().

Toponymy

The township's name means "lakefront" due to Cogo's location on the north side of a tectonic lake.

Geography

It has an elevation of above sea level.

Administrative divisions

As of 2000, the

contained seven

villages A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village ...

: Xuezhu (), Jiweng (), Meiduo (), Jiding (), Gareguoji (), Tangren (), and Yejiang (). The township seat is at Xuezhu.

Demographics

Per the 2010 Chinese Census, Cogo Township has a population of 3,556. In 2000 the

had a population of 3,258 people in 627 households. It had an elementary school and a rural hospital.

References

Populated places in Shigatse Tingri County Township-level divisions of Tibet {{Shigatse-geo-stub