Cona County (Tibetan: མཚོ་སྣ་རྫོང་, Wylie: mtsho sna rdzong, ZYPY: Cona Zong; simplified Chinese: 错那县; traditional Chinese: 錯那縣; pinyin: Cuònà Xiàn) is a county in Shannan prefecture in southern part of Tibet Autonomous Region in People's Republic of China. This county lies immediate north of disputed India-Tibet border demarcated by the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
Cona County
错那县 • མཚོ་སྣ་རྫོང་། | |
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![]() Location of Cona County (red) within Shannan Prefecture (yellow) and the Tibet A.R. | |
![]() ![]() Tsona Dzong Location of the seat in the Tibet A.R. | |
Coordinates: 27°59′19″N 91°57′31″E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Autonomous region | Tibet |
Prefecture-level city | Shannan |
Seat | Tsona Dzong |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
The county is covered by valley of Tsona Chu river which is a tributary of Tawang Chu.
Tsona Dzong (a historical fortress), the main town and the headquarters of the Cona County, is on the bank of Tsona Chu. It is 34 km north of LAC (Bum La Pass).[1] Earlier Tsona Dzong was connected to the Indian-administered Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh via an 80-km-route via the Bum La and Milakatong La passes.
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** Southern portions of these counties are claimed by the People's Republic of China as part of the South Tibet area, but are administered by India. |
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