Amdo County (; ) is a county within

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of the

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. The county covers an area of 43,410.85 square kilometres and is dominated by mainly by Tibetan

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. In 2000 it had a population of 32,843 . Its capital is Amdo Town, north of

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. It contains the Amdo railway station on the new railway from

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. There is a major rail depot west of the town.

Cona Lake Cona, also Dongaii Cona or Tsonag Lake (), is a major lake of northern Tibet Autonomous Region, China and is It is located in Amdo County, west of the road between Nagqu Town and Amdo Town. The lake is considered holy to the Tibetans especially in ...

lies to the southwest of the town of Amdo.

Administrative divisions

* Zharen Town (, ) * Yanshiping Town (, ) * Qangma Town (, ) * Pana Town (, ) *

Cuoma Township Cuoma, or Cuomaxiang () is a village and township-level division of Amdo County in the Nagqu Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region, in China. It is located roughly southwest of Amdo Town near the northern bank of Cona Lake. It covers an area ...

(, ) * Dardü Township (, ) * Sibnak Chenchungo Township (, ) * Gangnyi Township (, ) *

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(, ) * Sewu Township (, ) * Marrong Township (, ) * Töma Township (, ) * Bangmer Township (, ) Although being administered by Amdo County, Yanshiping, Gangnyi, Marchu, Sewu, Marrong and Töma are partially or entirely located within the borders of

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province.

Climate

Transportation

Anduo railway station offers a train operated once every 2 days to Lhasa, Lanzhou and Xining respectively. National highway G109 also passes downtown Anduo county.

References

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