Chaka Town () is a rural
town in
Ulan County
Ulan or Wulan ( Mongolian: ; ; ) is a county of Qinghai Province, China. It is under the administration of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. County seat is Xireg.
The name of the county comes from a Mongolian word which means "re ...
,
Qinghai,
China
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. it had a population of 2,100 and an area of . The
Han,
Hui,
Mongolian and
Tibetan live here.
History
After the establishment of the Communist State, it was renamed Chaka Commune in 1959.
It was upgraded to a town in 1985.
On October 14, 2016, it was listed among the first group of "Small towns with Chinese characteristics" by the
State Council of China
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.
Geography
The Chaka Salt Lake () located within the town.
Economy
Beef and
mutton are important to the economy.
Transportation
The
G6 Beijing–Lhasa Expressway passes across the town east to west.
The Chaka railway station serves the town. Chaka railway is a branch line of
Qinghai–Tibet railway.
Culture
The area was used for location filming of the 2018 romantic comedy film ''Love in Chaka'' ().
Gallery
References
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Divisions of Ulan County
Township-level divisions of Qinghai