Têwo County

Têwo County (Tibetan: ཐེ་བོ་རྫོང་།, Wylie: the bo rdzong, THL: Têwo Zong ; Chinese: 迭部县; pinyin: Diébù Xiàn) is a county in the south of Gansu province of the People's Republic of China, bordering Sichuan province to the south. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Gannan Prefecture. Its postal code is 747400, and in 1999 its population was 55,568 people.

Têwo County

ཐེ་བོ་རྫོང་། · 迭部县
County
Têwo County (red) within Gannan
Coordinates: 34°03′22″N 103°13′19″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGansu
Autonomous prefectureGannan
Area
 • Total5,108.3 km2 (1,972.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total54,000
 • Density11/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
747400

The Lazikou Pass, a mountain pass of strategical significance during the Long March, is located in Têwo County.

Administrative divisions

Diebu County (迭部县) is divided to 5 towns and 6 townships.[1]

Towns
  • Dianga (电尕镇)
  • Yiwa (益哇镇)
  • Wangzang (旺藏镇)
  • Lazikou (腊子口镇)
  • Luoda (洛大镇)
Townships
  • Kaba Township (卡坝乡)
  • Dala Township (达拉乡)
  • Ni'ao Township (尼傲乡)
  • Axia Township (阿夏乡)
  • Duoer Township (多儿乡)
  • Sangba Township (桑坝乡)

See also

References
  1. "统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 26 May 2012.



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