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Why visit Motuo
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 2 parks and trails, 1 place to stay and 17 attractions in and around town.
Weather in Motuo
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About Motuo
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. Metok 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).
From the Wikipedia article Mêdog Town (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do17
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Museums and landmarks1
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Where to stay1
Churches and places of worship2
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries4
Healthcare1
Map of Motuo
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Getting there and nearby towns
Nyingchi Mainling Airport (LZY) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 94 km away.
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- ISS040-E-42325 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Pleione arunachalensis 643564680, Wang.QG, CC BY 4.0
- Pleione arunachalensis 643564683, Wang.QG, CC BY 4.0
- Lagerstroemia minuticarpa, Wang.QG, CC BY 4.0
- 西藏林芝-墨脱 - panoramio, 卢传雄, CC BY-SA 3.0
- ISS056-E-201410 - View of Nepal - Annapurna I - Gangapurna - Tilicho Peak - Nilgiri Himal (Nilgiri South, Central and North) - Kali Gandaki Gorge - Dhaulagiri Himal (cropped), Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS034-E-49590 - View of India, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS056-E-201410 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS062-E-110045 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS034-E-49589 - View of India, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS030-E-111351 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS062-E-110042 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS046-E-11871 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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