Cawarong | |
Official Name: | Cawarong |
Native Name: | ཚ་བ་རོང་། |
Native Name Lang: | Tibetan |
Other Name: | Tsawarong |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Coordinates: | 28.475°N 98.4667°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Tibet |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
Subdivision Name2: | Nyingchi |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Zayü |
Elevation M: | 2,003 |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Area Total Km2: | 4616.94 |
Population Total: | 6,788 |
Area Code: | +86 |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Cawarong or Tsawarong (;) is a township in Zayü County, Tibet Autonomous Region of China.[1] It lies at an altitude of 2,003 metres (6,574 feet). Formerly known as Tsarung, it was traditionally a southern gateway and trade route into Tibet from Yunnan, forming part of the tea-horse road (Chinese: 茶马古道 Chá-Mǎ Gǔdào). It is a very arid area with little rainfall. An unsealed road cut into the cliffs above the Nu River links it to Bingzhongluo in Yunnan. Cawarong is a major step on the Khora of the Khawa Karpo.
Its Chinese zoning code is 542626202.
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.