Zharen


Zharen, also Zaring or Zharencun is a small town and township-level division of Amdo County in the Nagqu Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region, in China. It is located at the side of the G109 road, south of Amdo Town on the road from Nagchu Town, and approximately east of the southern tip of Cona Lake. It has a population of 7875, living in 1479 households.

History

Zharen township was established in 1962, and in 2002 it received Town status. It has jurisdiction over 12 village committees, with 219 natural villages.

Administrative divisions

The township-level division contains nine village committees and one neighborhood which are as follows:
The economy is mainly based on animal husbandry, with locals raising yak, sheep and goats. There are primary schools and health centres.