Risum Township
རི་གསུམ་ཤང
Roksum
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Risong Township | |
Location in Tibet | |
Coordinates: 33°11.0′N 79°50.4′E / 33.1833°N 79.8400°E / 33.1833; 79.8400 | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Region | Tibet |
Prefecture | Ngari |
County | Rutog |
Elevation | 4,335 m (14,222 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Risum Township[1] (Tibetan: རི་གསུམ་ཤང, Wylie: ri gsum shang) or Risong Township (simplified Chinese: 日松乡; traditional Chinese: 日松鄉; pinyin: Rìsōng Xiāng),[2] traditionally called Roksum in English,[2][3][a] is a townshipofRutog County, in far western Tibet Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China.[5] It is directly serviced by China National Highway 219. The closest airport is the Ali Kunsha Airport.
Villages incorporated in the township are:[6]
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