Karub District 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. 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
Karub administers 3 towns and 12 townships.
Name Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Tibetan Wylie Population (2010) Area (km2)TownsChengguan Town2195.39Guro Town9776.74Karuo Town11649.42TownshipsMongda Township8440.24Sagang Township42589.70Ormaika Township1897.33Ngêxi Township18422.93Ruxi Township4329.80Retong Township0546.76Cêrwai Township–6946.19Toba Township31,769.10Karma Township7498.93Mainda Township2.51,085.23Yorba Township6486.81Latog Township131,728.35
See also
Chamdo
References