Têwo County

Têwo County (Tibetan: ཐེ་བོ་རྫོང་།, Wylie: the bo rdzong, THL: Têwo Zong ; Chinese: 迭部县; pinyin: Diébù Xiàn) is a county in the south of Gansu province of the People's Republic of China, bordering Sichuan province to the south. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Gannan Prefecture. Its postal code is 747400, and in 1999 its population was 55,568 people.

Têwo County

ཐེ་བོ་རྫོང་། · 迭部县
County
Têwo County (red) within Gannan
Coordinates: 34°03′22″N 103°13′19″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGansu
Autonomous prefectureGannan
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

The Lazikou Pass, a mountain pass of strategical significance during the Long March, is located in Têwo County.

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