Karuo District


Karuo District is a district in Qamdo, the district is synonymous referred to as Chamdo, Qamdo, or Chengguan 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. 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.
Popular with tourists are the Galden Jampaling Monastery in the capital and the salt mines and hot springs at Yangjing.

Administrative divisions

Karuo administers 3 towns and 12 townships.
NameHanziHanyu PinyinTibetanWyliePopulation Area
Chengguan Town城关镇Chéngguān Zhènkhrin kon rdal45,861195.39
Guro Town俄洛镇Éluò Zhènagu ro6,502776.74
Karuo Town卡若镇kǎ ruò Zhènmkhar ro3,955649.42
Mongda Township芒达乡Mángdá Xiāngrmo mda'3,595440.24
Sagang Township沙贡乡Shāgòng Xiāngsa rgang5,079589.70
Ormaika Township若巴乡Ruòbā Xiāngor smad kha3,400897.33
Ngêxi Township埃西乡Āixī Xiāngrnge gshes4,344422.93
Ruxi Township如意乡Rúyì Xiāngru bzhi3,403329.80
Retong Township日通乡Rìtōng Xiāngre thong4,925546.76
Cêrwai Township柴维乡Cháiwéi Xiāngtsher dbad7,338946.19
Toba Township妥坝乡Tuǒbà Xiāngtho ba7,3861,769.10
Karma Township嘎玛乡Gāmǎ Xiāngka rma3,806498.93
Mainda Township面达乡Miàndá Xiāngsman mda'5,9951,085.23
Yorba Township约巴乡Yuēbā Xiāngyor pa3,736486.81
Latog Township拉多乡Lāduō Xiānglha thog7,1751,728.35