Cogo Township or Cuoguo Township (simplified Chinese: 措果乡; traditional Chinese: 措果鄉; pinyin: Cuòguǒ Xiāng) is a township in Tingri County, Xigazê, Tibet Autonomous Region, China.[1] Its name is also transliterated as Cuike (Chinese: 崔科; pinyin: Cuīkē).[2]
Cogo Township
措果乡 | |
|---|---|
  Cogo Township | |
| Coordinates: 28°29′35″N 87°28′30″E / 28.49306°N 87.47500°E | |
| Country | China |
| Autonomous region | Tibet Autonomous Region |
| Prefecture-level city | Shigatse |
| County | Tingri County |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 3,556 |
Toponymy
editThe township's name means "lakefront" due to Cogo's location on the north side of a tectonic lake.[2]
Geography
editIt has an elevation of 4,188 metres (13,740 ft) above sea level.[2]
Administrative divisions
editAs of 2000, the township contained seven villages: Xuezhu (雪珠村), Jiweng (吉翁村), Meiduo (美朵村), Jiding (吉定村), Gareguoji (嘎热果吉村), Tangren (唐仁村), and Yejiang (野江村). The township seat is at Xuezhu.[2]
Demographics
editPer the 2010 Chinese Census, Cogo Township has a population of 3,556.[3] In 2000 the township had a population of 3,258 people in 627 households.[2] It had an elementary school and a rural hospital.[2]
References
edit- ^ 中华人民共和国地名大词典 (in Chinese). 商务印书馆. 1998. p. 5080. ISBN 978-7-100-01836-4.
措果乡[ Cogo Xiāng ]在定日县东部。
- ^ a b c d e f 定日县志 (in Chinese). 北京 : 中国藏学出版社. 2013. p. 136-137. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ 定日县历史沿革 [Tingri County Organizational History]. xzqh.org (in Chinese). 2016-02-24. Archived from the original on 2022-01-23. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
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