Mêdog Town

Mêdog, Metok, or Motuo (Tibetan: མེ་ཏོག,, Wylie: Metog; simplified Chinese: 墨脱镇; traditional Chinese: 墨脫鎮; pinyin: Mòtuō Zhèn) is a town in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. Metok town is the seat of Mêdog County, within the administration of Nyingchi Prefecture. Formally called Metok Dzong, it used to be the residence of Dzongpon (district head) representing the authority of Tibetan Lhasa Govt (Ganden Phodrang). Metok town is located within the valley of the great bend of river Tsangpo (Brahmaputra). Its elevation is the lowest of all the counties of Tibet hence the town is abundant in vegetation and has rich flora and fauna. Metok is in the heart of Pema ko which connects the county with the rest of the country.

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Mêdog 墨脱镇 • མེ་ཏོག
Town
Mêdog Location in Tibet
Coordinates: 29°29′N 95°30′E / 29.483°N 95.500°E / 29.483; 95.500
Country	People's Republic of China
Region	Tibet
Prefecture	Nyingchi Prefecture
County seat	Mêdog
Area
• Total	34,000 km2 (13,000 sq mi)
Elevation	1,500–3,500 m (4,900–11,500 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)
• Total	10,963[1]
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
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1. ^ "Mòtuō Xiàn (County, China) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
2. ^ 《西藏百科全书》总编辑委员会 (2009). 西藏百科全书 (in Chinese). 西藏人民出版社. p. 301. ISBN 978-7-223-01900-2. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
3. ^ 西藏农牧史. 西藏历史与现状综合研究项目 (in Chinese). Social Sciences Academic Press. 2014. p. 46. ISBN 978-7-5097-5972-1. Retrieved 2025-02-21.

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