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Cogo Township

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Cogo or Cuoguo (Chinese: 措果; pinyin: Cuòguǒ) is a township in Dingri County, Xigazê, Tibet Autonomous Region, China.[1] Its name is also transliterated as 崔科 (Cuīkē).[2]

The township's name means "lakefront" due to Cogo Village's location on the north side of a tectonic lake.[2]

It has an elevation of 4188 meters.[2]

As of 2000, the township contained seven villages: Xuezhu (雪珠村), Jiweng (吉翁村), Meiduo (美朵村), Jiding (吉定村), Gareguoji (嘎热果吉村), Tangren (唐仁村), and Yejiang (野江村). The township seat is at Xuezhu.[2]

In 2000 the township had a population of 3258 people in 627 households.[2] It had an elementary school and a rural hospital.[2]

References

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  1. ^ 中华人民共和国地名大词典 (in Chinese). 商务印书馆. 1998. p. 5080. ISBN 978-7-100-01836-4. 措果乡[ Cogo Xiāng ]在定日县东部。
  2. ^ a b c d e f 定日县志 (in Chinese). 北京 : 中国藏学出版社. 2013. p. 136-137. Retrieved 23 February 2024.