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  "contentStorage": "postgres",
  "title": "Chamdo · History",
  "description": "Chamdo is a prefecture-level city in Tibet Autonomous Region, with administrative division code 540300.",
  "url": "/en/places/chamdo-540300/history.html",
  "entity": {
    "id": "place_cn_540300",
    "type": "place",
    "title": "Chamdo",
    "slug": "chamdo-540300",
    "aliases": [
      "昌都市"
    ],
    "summary": "Chamdo is a prefecture-level city in Tibet Autonomous Region, with administrative division code 540300.",
    "status": "published",
    "categories": [
      "category-geography"
    ],
    "tags": [
      "tag-admin-division"
    ],
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      {
        "id": "mca2023",
        "title": "2023年中华人民共和国县以上行政区划代码（民政部）",
        "url": "https://www.mca.gov.cn/mzsj/xzqh/2023/202301xzqh.html",
        "locator": "代码 540300 昌都市"
      },
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        "title": "Wikidata Q1012419",
        "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1012419"
      },
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        "id": "enwiki",
        "title": "Chamdo (Wikipedia)",
        "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamdo"
      },
      {
        "id": "zhwiki",
        "title": "昌都市（维基百科）",
        "url": "https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%98%8C%E9%83%BD%E5%B8%82"
      }
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    "createdAt": "2026-10-25",
    "updatedAt": "2026-10-25",
    "revision": 1,
    "body": "## Administrative status\n\nChamdo is part of [[place_cn_540000|Tibet Autonomous Region]] (autonomous region)[^mca2023].\n\n## Subdivisions\n\n11 county-level or higher divisions[^mca2023]:\n\n- [[place_cn_540302|Karub District]] (district, 540302)\n- [[place_cn_540321|Jomda County]] (county, 540321)\n- [[place_cn_540322|Gonjo County]] (county, 540322)\n- [[place_cn_540323|Riwoche County]] (county, 540323)\n- [[place_cn_540324|Dêngqên County]] (county, 540324)\n- [[place_cn_540325|Zhag'yab County]] (county, 540325)\n- [[place_cn_540326|Baxoi County]] (county, 540326)\n- [[place_cn_540327|Zogang County]] (county, 540327)\n- [[place_cn_540328|Markam County]] (county, 540328)\n- [[place_cn_540329|Lhorong County]] (county, 540329)\n- [[place_cn_540330|Banbar County]] (county, 540330)\n\n## Basic facts\n\n- Administrative division code: 540300[^mca2023]\n- Area: 109,816.98 km²[^wikidata]\n- Population: 760,966 (2020)[^wikidata]\n\n## History\n\n- Replaced Chamdo Prefecture[^wikidata].\n- From 1 January 1960: named “昌都专区”, until 30 June 1970[^wikidata].",
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    "coordinates": {
      "latitude": 31.13749,
      "longitude": 97.17767
    },
    "adminArea": "People's Republic of China · Tibet Autonomous Region · Chamdo"
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  "history": [
    {
      "from": "2014-10-20",
      "title": "昌都市",
      "note": "Wikidata 官方名称记录。",
      "sources": [
        "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1012419"
      ]
    },
    {
      "from": "1960-01-01",
      "to": "1970-06-30",
      "title": "昌都专区",
      "note": "Wikidata 官方名称记录。",
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        "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1012419"
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    {
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      "value": "People's Republic of China · Tibet Autonomous Region · Chamdo"
    },
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      "key": "coordinates",
      "label": "Coordinates",
      "value": "31.13749, 97.17767"
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