Chamdo - Chamdo

Japanese: チャムド - ちゃむど
Chamdo - Chamdo

A prefecture-level city in the eastern part of the Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It has jurisdiction over one city district and 10 counties (as of 2016). The permanent population is 657,505 (2010). It is located at an altitude of 3,200 meters, upstream of the Lancang River, where the Zachu and Omchu rivers join. The Sichuan Bridge and Yunnan Bridge cross both rivers, and the Sichuan-Tibet Expressway (Chengdu-Lhasa) runs through the city, making it a key transportation hub connecting it to the southwestern provinces. In addition to oat cultivation and livestock farming, the city is also home to a hydroelectric power station and an agricultural machinery repair shop. During the Qing Dynasty, it was the center of the Kham region in eastern Tibet.

[Masakazu Komai, Editorial Department, September 19, 2017]

[Reference items] | Tibet (autonomous region) | Lancang River

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

中国、チベット自治区東部の地級市。1市轄区、10県を管轄する(2016年時点)。常住人口65万7505(2010)。瀾滄江(らんそうこう)上流、ザチュとオムチュが合流する標高3200メートルの地点にある。両河川には四川(しせん)橋、雲南(うんなん)橋がかかり、市内を川蔵自動車道(成都(せいと)―ラサ)が通り、西南各省に通じる交通の要所である。青稞(チンコー)(ハダカエンバク)栽培や牧畜業のほか、じゃ香などの薬材採取が盛んで、水力発電所や農業機械修理工場なども立地する。清(しん)代には、チベット東部のカム地方の中心であった。

[駒井正一・編集部 2017年9月19日]

[参照項目] | チベット(自治区) | 瀾滄江

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