Chamdo

Chamdo, officially Qamdo, and known in Chinese as Changdu, is a prefecture-level city in the eastern part of the Tibet Autonomous Region, China. Its seat is the town of Chengguan in Karub District. Chamdo is Tibet's third largest city after Lhasa and Shigatse.

History

On 11 July 2014 Chamdo Prefecture was upgraded into a prefecture-level city.

Transportation

Air

Qamdo Bamda Airport, opened in 1994, is located 126 kilometres from Chengguan Town in Karub District.

Road

China National Highway 214 and China National Highway 317 are the main roads in and out of Chamdo.

Subdivisions

The city is subdivided into 11 county-level divisions: 1 district and 10 counties

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Coordinates: 31°10′N 97°14′E / 31.167°N 97.233°E / 31.167; 97.233

Chamdo (disambiguation)

Qamdo (Tibetan pinyin, used on signs), Chamdo (Tournadre western spelling), 昌都 (Pinyin: Changdu) can refer to: