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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.

Chaka 茶卡镇
Town
Chaka
Chaka Location in Qinghai
Coordinates: 36°47′48″N 99°05′09″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Qinghai
Autonomous prefecture	Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
County	Ulan County
Area
• Total	142.43 km2 (54.99 sq mi)
Elevation	3,059 m (10,036 ft)
Population  (2015)
• Total	2,100
• Density	15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code	817101
Area code	0977

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]

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).[3][4]

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