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. Medog 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 rest of the country. Majority of Metok population is pemakopas (a.k.a. Pemako Tshangla), with significant minority of khampas, kongpopas and Lhopa.

Mêdog 墨脱镇 • མེ་ཏོག
Town
Location of Mêdog County within Tibet
Mêdog Location in Tibet
Coordinates: 29°29′N 95°30′E
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 (−10,000 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)
• Total	10,963
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Metok is in the heart of Pemakö, which connects the county with rest of the country. The majority of Metok population are Pemaköpas speaking Tshangla, with a significant minority of Khambas, Kongpopas and Lhobas.

See also

• List of towns and villages in Tibet