Sewu, Tibet

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Sewu
Township
Sewu
Location within Tibet
Coordinates: 32°28′1″N 89°49′58″E / 32.46694°N 89.83278°E / 32.46694; 89.83278Coordinates: 32°28′1″N 89°49′58″E / 32.46694°N 89.83278°E / 32.46694; 89.83278
Country China
Region Tibet
Prefecture Nagqu Prefecture
County Amdo County
Area
  Total 5,647 km2 (2,180 sq mi)
Population (2004)
  Total 1,000
  Major Nationalities Tibetan
  Regional dialect Tibetan language
Time zone +8

Sewu, Sêwa or Sewuxiang (Chinese: 色务乡) is a village and township-level division of Amdo County in the Nagqu Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region, in China. It lies near Qixiang Lake.[1] The township covers an area of 5,647 kilometres (3,509 mi) and as of 2004 it had a population of about 1000.[2] The principal economic activity is animal husbandry, pastoral yak, goat, sheep, and so on.[3]

Administrative divisions

The township-level division contains the following villages:[2]

  • Meijiegang Village (美接岗村)
  • Sangguo Village (桑果村)
  • Bamu Luozong Village (巴姆罗宗村)
  • Mamao Xuna Village (玛毛许那村)

See also

  • List of towns and villages in Tibet

References

  1. Google Maps. Maps (Map).
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Sewu Township". CF Guide. Retrieved 29 May 2012. 
  3. "色务乡" (in Chinese). Chinaquhua.cn. Retrieved 29 May 2012. 
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