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Sewu, Tibet

Coordinates: 33°41′N 90°19′E / 33.68°N 90.31°E / 33.68; 90.31
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Sewu
Township
Sewu is located in Tibet
Sewu
Sewu
Location within Tibet
Coordinates: 33°41′N 90°19′E / 33.68°N 90.31°E / 33.68; 90.31
CountryChina
RegionTibet
PrefectureNagqu Prefecture
CountyAmdo 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 in 2004 it had a population of about 1,000.[2] The principal economic activity is animal husbandry, pastoral yak, goat, sheep, and so on.[3]

Administrative divisions

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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

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References

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