Pasho County or Baxoi County (; }) is a

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under the administration of Chamdo Prefecture in the

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. The county seat is at Pema (), which is also called the Pasho Town. The county population is 35,273 (1999). It contains the Pomda Monastery and Rakwa Tso lake.

Geography

The Pasho County contains the

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– Salween water divide. The Ngajuk La pass () is on the divide. To the north, Ling Chu flows north and east draning into Salween. To the south, Parlung Tsangpo flows south and west to drain into the Tsangpo River (the Tibetan section of Brahmaputra).

Climate

Transport

* China National Highway 318

Maps

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Notes

References

Bibliography

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External links

Pasho County
OpenStreetMap, retrieved 12 October 2022.
Ling Chu basin
OpenStreetMap, retrieved 12 October 2022. Counties of Tibet Chamdo {{Qamdo-geo-stub