Region Tibet Time zone China Standard (UTC+8) | Elevation 3,240 m (10,630 ft) Area 110,154 km² | |
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Country People's Republic of China Prefecture seat Karub District (Chengguan) | ||
Chamdo, officially Qamdo, and 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 Karub District. Chamdo is Tibet's third largest city after Lhasa and Shigatse.
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History
On 11 July 2014 Chamdo Prefecture was upgraded into a prefecture-level city.
Air
Qamdo Bamda Airport, opened in 1994, is located 126 kilometres (78 miles) from Chengguan Town in Karub District.
Road
China National Highway 214 and China National Highway 317 are the main roads in and out of Chamdo.
Subdivisions
The city is subdivided into 11 county-level divisions: 1 district and 10 counties
Climate
Chamdo has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb) in Karub District and a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb) or alpine subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc)in other county