Chaka, Ulan County
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Chaka Town ( zh, s=茶卡镇, t=茶卡鎮, p=Chákǎ Zhèn) is a rural
town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
in
Ulan County Ulan or Wulan (; ; zh, s=乌兰县) is a county of Qinghai Province, China. It is under the administration of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. County seat is Xireg. The name of the county comes from a Mongolian word which mean ...
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Qinghai Qinghai is an inland Provinces of China, province in Northwestern China. It is the largest provinces of China, province of China (excluding autonomous regions) by area and has the third smallest population. Its capital and largest city is Xin ...
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. it had a population of 2,100 and an area of . The Han, Hui, Mongolian and Tibetan live here.


History

After the establishment of the Communist State, it was renamed Chaka Commune in 1959. It was upgraded to a town in 1985. On October 14, 2016, it was listed among the first group of "Small towns with Chinese characteristics" by the
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.


Geography

The Chaka Salt Lake ( zh, s=茶卡盐湖, t=, links=no) located within the town.


Climate


Economy

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and mutton are important to the economy.


Transportation

The G6 Beijing–Lhasa Expressway passes across the town east to west. The Chaka railway station serves the town. Chaka railway is a branch line of Qinghai–Tibet railway.


Culture

The area was used for location filming of the 2018 romantic comedy film ''Love in Chaka'' ( zh, s=追爱茶卡, t=, links=no).


Gallery


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chaka Divisions of Ulan County Township-level divisions of Qinghai