Karub, Qamdo

Karub District^[1] also known as Kharro or Karuo, is a district in Qamdo, in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, and the seat of government of Qamdo. Karuo has an area of 10,700 km² and a population of 78,000, of which 90% are Tibetan.^[2] The average temperature is 7.6 °C, with average temperatures of −2.3 °C in January and 16.3 °C in July. The average precipitation is 467 mm per year.^{[citation needed]}

Popular with tourists are the Galden Jampaling Monastery in the capital and the salt mines and hot springs at Yangjing.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative divisions

Karub administers 3 towns and 12 townships.

See also

• Chamdo

References

1. ^ "Aerial view of Karub District in Qamdo, Tibet". Xinhua News Agency. 2021-02-18.
2. ^ "卡若区基本情况". karuo.changdu.gov.cn. Archived 2026-04-01 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
3. ^ shi, Guo wu yuan ren kou pu cha ban gong; council, Guo jia tong ji ju ren kou he jiu ye tong ji si bian = Tabulation on the 2010 population census of the people's republic of China by township / compiled by Population census office under the state; population, Department of; statistics, employment statistics national bureau of (2012). Zhongguo 2010 nian ren kou pu cha fen xiang, zhen, jie dao zi liao. Di 1 ban. ed. Beijing Shi: Zhongguo tong ji chu ban she. ISBN 978-7-5037-6660-2.