Xiayadong Township (), known in

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as Dromo Mechü () is a

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in the

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Yadong County Yadong County (), also known by its Tibetan name Dromo/Tromo County () is a frontier county and trade-market of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, part of its Shigatse Prefecture. Yadong County is coextensive with the Chumbi valley that ext ...

Shigatse Shigatse, officially known as Xigazê () or Rikaze ( zh, s=日喀则, p=Rìkāzé), is a prefecture-level city of the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. Its area of jurisdiction, with an area of , corresponds to the histo ...

, in the

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. Much of the township's area comprises disputed territory: the township spans an area of , excluding disputed territory, and including it. Xiayadong Township's population totaled 897 as of 2018. The township straddles the disputed Bhutan-China border, near the sites of the 2017 China-India border standoff.

Geography

The township's center is the

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Rinchengang Rinchengang : "By order of Military Control Commission freedom of movement is not being permitted to our Trade Agents even in the vicinity where the Trade Agencies are located. For example the I.T.A. Yatung was not permitted to go to Rinchengang, ...

, on the bank of the

Amo Chu The Torsa River (also spelt Torsha and also known as Kambu Maqu, Machu and Amo Chhu) rises from the Chumbi Valley in Tibet, China, where it is known as Machu. Its course continues into Bhutan, India, and Bangladesh before joining the Brahmaputra ...

valley, which also receives the track from Sikkim's

Jelep La Jelep La (; ) elevation , is a high mountain pass between Sikkim, India and Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It is on a route that connects Lhasa to India. The pass is about south of Nathu La and is slightly higher. It was frequently used for t ...

pass. In addition to Rinchengang, the township also includes the Geling, Chema and Pipitang villages upstream along the Amo Chu, and Assam-Rotsa (or Asamthang) downstream. In addition, the Township includes large territories in Bhutan that China claims. These include the

Doklam Doklam (), called Donglang ( zh, c=洞朗) by China, is an area in Chumbi Valley with a high plateau and a valley, lying between China's Yadong County to the north, Bhutan's Haa District to the east and India's Sikkim state to the west. Since ...

region, Lulin and Charitang. These claims however do not find historical support in the testimony of British Indian officials.

Demographics

As of 2018, Xiayadong Township has a population of 897. The

had a population of 1,097 as of 2010.

Administrative divisions

Xiayadong administers two administrative villages:

and Chema.

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