Karub, Qamdo

Karub District[2] also known as Kharro or Karuo, is a district in Qamdo, in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, and the seat of government of Qamdo.

Karuo has an area of 10,700 km2 and a population of 78,000, of which 90% are Tibetan.

[citation needed] Popular with tourists are the Galden Jampaling Monastery in the capital and the salt mines and hot springs at Yangjing.

[citation needed] Karub administers 3 towns and 12 townships.

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