Chamdo
title: "Chamdo" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["chamdo", "chinese-culture", "prefecture-level-divisions-of-tibet"] topic_path: "geography/china" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamdo" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Qamdo |
| official_name | |
| native_name | |
| settlement_type | Prefecture-level city |
| total_type | |
| motto | |
| image_skyline | Chamdo Mekong.png |
| image_caption | Mekong River to the south of Chamdo Town |
| image_map | Location of Qamdo Prefecture within Xizang (China).png |
| map_caption | Location of Qamdo Prefecture within China |
| dot_y | |
| coordinates | |
| coor_pinpoint | Qamdo municipal government |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | People's Republic of China |
| subdivision_type1 | Autonomous region |
| subdivision_name1 | Tibet |
| subdivision_type2 | County-level divisions |
| subdivision_name2 | |
| seat_type | Prefecture seat |
| seat | Karub District (Chengguan) |
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| leader_title | |
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| established_title | |
| established_title1 | |
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| area_magnitude | |
| unit_pref | |
| area_total_km2 | 110154 |
| area_land_km2 | |
| area_blank1_km2 | |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| elevation_m | 3240 |
| elevation_min_m | |
| population_as_of | 2019 |
| population_total | 798,067 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| demographics_type2 | GDP |
| demographics2_title1 | Total |
| demographics2_info1 | CN¥ 27.9 billion |
| US$ 4.3 billion | |
| demographics2_title2 | Per capita |
| demographics2_info2 | CN¥ 36,574 |
| US$ 5,668 | |
| timezone | China Standard |
| utc_offset | +8 |
| postal_code_type | |
| iso_code | CN-XZ-03 |
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Chamdo, officially Qamdo () and also 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 Karuo District. Chamdo is Tibet's third largest city after Lhasa and Shigatse.
Chamdo is divided into 11 county-level divisions: one district and ten counties. The main district is Karuo District. Other counties include Jonda County, Gonjo County, Riwoche County, Dengqen County, Zhag'yab County, Baxoi County, Zognang County, Maarkam County, Lhorong County, and Banbar County.
History
Wang Qimei and Zhang Guohua led 40,000 People's Liberation Army soldiers in an attack against the 8,000 soldiers of the Tibetan Army defending Chamdo on 7 October 1950. Over 5,700 Tibetans died after fighting 21 battles by 19 October, and Provincial Governor Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme was captured. The fall of Chamdo resulted in the Tibetan government submitting to China's demands.
On 11 July 2014 Chamdo Prefecture was upgraded into a prefecture-level city.
Languages
Languages spoken in Chamdo include Khams Tibetan and the Chamdo languages of Lamo, Larong, and Drag-yab.
Transportation
From 1951 to 1954, the Chinese army constructed a 2,300 kilometre long highway from Ya'an to Lhasa that went through Chamdo.
Subdivisions
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The city is subdivided into 11 county-level divisions: 1 district and 10 counties.
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| Map | Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Tibetan | Wylie | Population (2010 Census) | Area (km2) | Density (/km2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karuo District | 卡若区 | Kǎruò Qū | mkhar ro chus | 116,500 | 10,794 | 10.79 | ||
| Jomda County | 江达县 | Jiāngdá Xiàn | 'jo mda' rdzong | 76,026 | 13,164 | 5.77 | ||
| Gonjo County | 贡觉县 | Gòngjué Xiàn | go 'jo rdzong | 40,434 | 6,323 | 6.39 | ||
| Riwoqê County | 类乌齐县 | Lèiwūqí Xiàn | ri bo che rdzong | 49,870 | 6,355 | 7.84 | ||
| Dêngqên County | 丁青县 | Dīngqīng Xiàn | steng chen rdzong | 69,888 | 12,408 | 5.63 | ||
| Zhag'yab County | 察雅县 | Cháyǎ Xiàn | brag g-yab rdzong | 56,789 | 8,251 | 6.88 | ||
| Baxoi County | 八宿县 | Bāsù Xiàn | dpa' shod rdzong | 39,021 | 12,336 | 3.16 | ||
| Zogang County | 左贡县 | Zuǒgòng Xiàn | mdzo sgang rdzong | 44,320 | 11,837 | 3.74 | ||
| Markam County | 芒康县 | Mángkāng Xiàn | smar khams rdzong | 81,399 | 11,576 | 7.03 | ||
| Lhorong County | 洛隆县 | Luòlóng Xiàn | lho rong rdzong | 47,491 | 8,048 | 5.90 | ||
| Banbar County | 边坝县 | Biānbà Xiàn | dpal 'bar rdzong | 35,767 | 8,774 | 4.07 | ||
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Climate
Chamdo has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dwb) in the Karub District and an alpine subarctic climate (Köppen: Dwc) in other counties.
|width = auto |location = Chamdo (Karuo District), elevation 3315 m, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) |metric first = Yes |single line = Yes |collapsed = Y |Jan record high C = 21.8 |Feb record high C = 21.4 |Mar record high C = 26.1 |Apr record high C = 28.1 |May record high C = 29.5 |Jun record high C = 32.7 |Jul record high C = 32.0 |Aug record high C = 30.8 |Sep record high C = 30.5 |Oct record high C = 27.7 |Nov record high C = 22.3 |Dec record high C = 20.2 |Jan high C = 8.8 |Feb high C = 10.7 |Mar high C = 13.5 |Apr high C = 16.9 |May high C = 21.0 |Jun high C = 23.8 |Jul high C = 24.3 |Aug high C = 23.9 |Sep high C = 21.9 |Oct high C = 17.5 |Nov high C = 13.2 |Dec high C = 10.0 |Jan mean C = -1.5 |Feb mean C = 1.4 |Mar mean C = 4.8 |Apr mean C = 8.3 |May mean C = 12.4 |Jun mean C = 15.6 |Jul mean C = 16.4 |Aug mean C = 15.8 |Sep mean C = 13.4 |Oct mean C = 8.4 |Nov mean C = 2.8 |Dec mean C = -1.1 |Jan low C = -9.4 |Feb low C = -6.4 |Mar low C = -2.3 |Apr low C = 1.7 |May low C = 5.7 |Jun low C = 9.5 |Jul low C = 10.9 |Aug low C = 10.3 |Sep low C = 7.7 |Oct low C = 2.1 |Nov low C = -4.6 |Dec low C = -8.9 |Jan record low C = −19.4 |Feb record low C = −17.4 |Mar record low C = -13.0 |Apr record low C = −7.7 |May record low C = -4.0 |Jun record low C = 1.1 |Jul record low C = 2.9 |Aug record low C = 1.1 |Sep record low C = −0.9 |Oct record low C = -7.0 |Nov record low C = −13.6 |Dec record low C = −20.7 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 1.6 |Feb precipitation mm = 4.0 |Mar precipitation mm = 10.5 |Apr precipitation mm = 23.9 |May precipitation mm = 42.2 |Jun precipitation mm = 80.7 |Jul precipitation mm = 110.7 |Aug precipitation mm = 102.8 |Sep precipitation mm = 75.2 |Oct precipitation mm = 33.1 |Nov precipitation mm = 4.8 |Dec precipitation mm = 1.3 |Jan humidity = 34 |Feb humidity = 35 |Mar humidity = 40 |Apr humidity = 47 |May humidity = 49 |Jun humidity = 58 |Jul humidity = 65 |Aug humidity = 66 |Sep humidity = 66 |Oct humidity = 58 |Nov humidity = 45 |Dec humidity = 37 |unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm |Jan precipitation days = 2.2 |Feb precipitation days = 3.6 |Mar precipitation days = 6.3 |Apr precipitation days = 11.3 |May precipitation days = 13.5 |Jun precipitation days = 18.6 |Jul precipitation days = 19.9 |Aug precipitation days = 18.9 |Sep precipitation days = 17.0 |Oct precipitation days = 9.8 |Nov precipitation days = 2.9 |Dec precipitation days = 1.3 |year precipitation days = |Jan sun = 204.1 |Feb sun = 184.8 |Mar sun = 202.9 |Apr sun = 201.4 |May sun = 215.1 |Jun sun = 188.9 |Jul sun = 190.2 |Aug sun = 192.6 |Sep sun = 192.4 |Oct sun = 199.0 |Nov sun = 205.0 |Dec sun = 212.3 |year sun = | Jan percentsun = 63 | Feb percentsun = 59 | Mar percentsun = 54 | Apr percentsun = 52 | May percentsun = 50 | Jun percentsun = 45 | Jul percentsun = 44 | Aug percentsun = 47 | Sep percentsun = 53 | Oct percentsun = 57 | Nov percentsun = 65 | Dec percentsun = 68 | year percentsun = |Jan snow days = 3.9 |Feb snow days = 7.3 |Mar snow days = 11.0 |Apr snow days = 6.9 |May snow days = 0.6 |Jun snow days = 0.1 |Jul snow days = 0 |Aug snow days = 0 |Sep snow days = 0.1 |Oct snow days = 2.9 |Nov snow days = 4.8 |Dec snow days = 2.9 |year snow days = |source 1 = China Meteorological Administration
References
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