Zharen, also Zaring or Zharencun () is a small town and township-level division of
Amdo County in the
Nagqu Prefecture of the
Tibet Autonomous Region
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, in
China
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. It is located at the side of the
G109 road, south of
Amdo Town on the road from
Nagchu Town, and approximately east of the southern tip of
Cona Lake.
It has a population of 7875, living in 1479 households.
History
Zharen township was established in 1962, and in 2002 it received Town status. It has jurisdiction over 12 village committees, with 219 natural villages.
Administrative divisions
The township-level division contains nine village committees and one neighborhood which are as follows:
*Nase Neighborhood (纳色居委会)
*Mailong Village (麦龙村)
*Zaisong Village (再松村)
*Lamucuo Village (拉姆措村)
*Guojia Village (果加村)
*Cuogou Luoma Village (措沟洛玛村)
*Reta Village (热塔村)
*Nimalong Village (尼玛龙村)
*Cagao Gongma Village (擦高工玛村)
*Ouchi Village (欧赤村)
Economy
The economy is mainly based on animal husbandry, with locals raising yak, sheep and goats. There are primary schools and health centres.
See also
*
List of towns and villages in Tibet
An alphabetical list of populated places, including cities, towns, and villages, in the Tibet Autonomous Region of western China.
A
*Alamdo
*Alhar
*Arza
*Asog
B
*Baga, Tibet, Baga
*Bagar
*Baidi, Nagarzê County, Baidi
*Baima
*Baimai
*Bai ...
References
Township-level divisions of Tibet
Populated places in Nagqu
Amdo County
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