Town in Qinghai, People's Republic of China
Chaka Town (simplified Chinese: 茶卡镇; traditional Chinese: 茶卡鎮; pinyin: Chákǎ Zhèn) is a rural town in Ulan County, Qinghai, China.[citation needed] As of the 2015 census[update] it had a population of 2,100 and an area of 142.43-square-kilometre (54.99 sq mi). The Han, Hui, Mongolian and Tibetan live here.
History
After the establishment of the Communist State, it was renamed Chaka Commune in 1959.
It was upgraded to a town in 1985.
On October 14, 2016, it was listed among the first group of "Small towns with Chinese characteristics" by the State Council of China.[1]
Geography
The Chaka Salt Lake (Chinese: 茶卡盐湖) located within the town.[2]
Climate
| Climate data for Chaka, Ulan County, elevation 3,088 m (10,131 ft), (1991–2020 normals)
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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−2.2
(28.0)
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1.7
(35.1)
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6.8
(44.2)
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12.7
(54.9)
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16.6
(61.9)
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19.2
(66.6)
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21.5
(70.7)
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21.3
(70.3)
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17.2
(63.0)
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10.9
(51.6)
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4.1
(39.4)
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−1.0
(30.2)
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10.7
(51.3)
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| Daily mean °C (°F)
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−10.9
(12.4)
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−7.1
(19.2)
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−1.8
(28.8)
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4.5
(40.1)
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9.2
(48.6)
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12.5
(54.5)
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14.9
(58.8)
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14.3
(57.7)
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9.9
(49.8)
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2.6
(36.7)
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−5.0
(23.0)
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−9.8
(14.4)
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2.8
(37.0)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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−18.2
(−0.8)
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−14.7
(5.5)
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−9.2
(15.4)
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−3.3
(26.1)
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2.1
(35.8)
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6.4
(43.5)
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9.0
(48.2)
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8.4
(47.1)
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4.1
(39.4)
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−4.1
(24.6)
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−12.1
(10.2)
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−16.9
(1.6)
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−4.0
(24.7)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
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1.2
(0.05)
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1.8
(0.07)
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3.3
(0.13)
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7.5
(0.30)
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26.3
(1.04)
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51.3
(2.02)
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58.8
(2.31)
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48.2
(1.90)
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27.2
(1.07)
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4.9
(0.19)
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1.4
(0.06)
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0.5
(0.02)
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232.4
(9.16)
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| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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1.9
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2.0
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2.7
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3.6
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8.4
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12.2
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13.6
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11.0
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7.8
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2.6
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0.9
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0.7
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67.4
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| Average snowy days
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2.8
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2.9
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4.3
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4.0
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2.4
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0.2
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0
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0
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0
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1.8
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1.7
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1.2
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21.3
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| Average relative humidity (%)
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36
|
33
|
31
|
33
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44
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55
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59
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58
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56
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43
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35
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35
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43
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| Mean monthly sunshine hours
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231.2
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221.4
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255.2
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269.9
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267.5
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233.5
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248.5
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253.2
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235.7
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261.3
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245.1
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233.5
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2,956
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| Percent possible sunshine
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75
|
72
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68
|
68
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61
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53
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56
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61
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64
|
76
|
81
|
78
|
68
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| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]
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Economy
Beef and mutton are important to the economy.
Transportation
The G6 Beijing–Lhasa Expressway passes across the town east to west.
The Chaka railway station serves the town. Chaka railway is a branch line of Qinghai–Tibet railway.
Culture
The area was used for location filming of the 2018 romantic comedy film Love in Chaka (Chinese: 追爱茶卡).[5][6]
Gallery
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Street landscape in Chaka Town.
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Street landscape in Chaka Town.
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Street landscape in Chaka Town.
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Street landscape in Chaka Town.
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Saltworks by Chaka Salt Lake
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Street landscape in Chaka Town.
References
