Shangzayü (Chinese: 上察隅; pinyin: Shàngcháyú; lit. 'upper Zayü'; Standard Tibetan: རྫ་ཡུལ) is a town of Zayü County, in southeastern Tibet Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China (PRC),[1] located in a deep river valley 68 km (42 mi) from the county seat and bordering India's Arunachal Pradesh, which is claimed by the PRC, to the south and west. As of 2003[update], it has a population of 3002,[2] and as of 2011[update], it has 16 villages under its administration.[3]
Shangzayü
上察隅镇 | |
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  Shangzayü Location in Tibet | |
| Coordinates: 28°43′14″N 96°46′39″E / 28.72056°N 96.77750°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Region | Tibet |
| Prefecture | Nyingchi |
| County | Zayü |
| Elevation | 1,927 m (6,322 ft) |
| Population (2003) | |
• Total | 3,002 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
References
edit- ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：察隅县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
- ^ 上察隅镇基本情况 Archived 2007-08-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：上察隅镇 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China.
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