Shangchayu

Shangzayü (Chinese: 上察隅; pinyin: Shàngcháyú; lit. 'upper Zayü'; Standard Tibetan: རྫ་ཡུལ) is a town of Zayü County, in southeastern Tibet Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China (PRC),^[1] located in a deep river valley 68 km (42 mi) from the county seat and bordering India's Arunachal Pradesh, which is claimed by the PRC, to the south and west. As of 2003^[update], it has a population of 3002,^[2] and as of 2011^[update], it has 16 villages under its administration.^[3]

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Shangzayü 上察隅镇
Town
Shangzayü Location in Tibet
Coordinates: 28°43′14″N 96°46′39″E / 28.72056°N 96.77750°E / 28.72056; 96.77750
Country	People's Republic of China
Region	Tibet
Prefecture	Nyingchi
County	Zayü
Elevation	1,927 m (6,322 ft)
Population  (2003)
• Total	3,002
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
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1. ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：察隅县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
2. ^ 上察隅镇基本情况 Archived 2007-08-20 at the Wayback Machine
3. ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：上察隅镇 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China.

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