Cawarong or Tsawarong (; ) is a
township
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
in
Zayü County
Zayul County
()
KNAB, retrieved 5 July 2021.
[Tibet Autonomous Region
The Tibet Autonomous Region or Xizang Autonomous Region, often shortened to Tibet or Xizang, is a province-level autonomous region of the People's Republic of China in Southwest China. It was overlayed on the traditional Tibetan regions of ...]
of
China.
[ Wu Zhenhua (武振华), Xizang Diming (西藏地名; Place Names in Tibet), p.65, Chinese Zangxue Press (中国藏学出版社) 1996, ] It lies at an
altitude
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of 2,003 metres (6,574 feet). Formerly known as Tsarung, it was traditionally a southern gateway and trade route into Tibet from
Yunnan
Yunnan , () is a landlocked province in the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the C ...
, forming part of the tea-horse road ( ''Chá-Mǎ Gǔdào''). It is a very arid area with little rainfall. An unsealed road cut into the cliffs above the
Nu River
, ''Mae Nam Salawin'' (
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links it to Bingzhongluo in Yunnan. Cawarong is a major step on the Khora of the
Khawa Karpo.
Government
Its Chinese zoning code is 542626202.
Subdivisions
The town comprises 28 villages: Hongdong Village, Zharan Village, Gangzang Village, Zuobu Village, Qianzhongwa Village, Kangran Village, Songta Village, Abing Village, Zhan Village, Changxi Village, and Chuni Village , Kadi Village, Gerri Village, Laka Village, Buba Village, Babu Village, Gongka Village, Guoda Village, Muba Village, Mengzha Village, Shabu Village, LP Village, Zalang Village, Deng Xu Village , Xueba Village, Zhula Village, Wabu Village, and Gebu Village.
See also
*
List of towns and villages in Tibet
This is an alphabetical list of all populated places, including cities, towns and villages, in the Tibet Autonomous Region of western China.
A
*Alamdo
*Alhar
*Arza
*Asog
B
* Baga
*Bagar
* Baidi
*Baima
* Baimai
*Baixoi
*Bamda
*Banag
*Ban ...
Notes
External links and references
Photoblog of Chawalong visit
{{Nyingchi Prefecture
Populated places in Nyingchi