Chamdo (region)

Qamdo
昌都
Region of China
1950–1965
Location of Qamdo in China
CapitalQamdo
History 
• Established
1950
• Disestablished
1965
Today part of

Chamdo or Qamdo (Chinese: 昌都; pinyin: Chāngdū; Wade–Giles: Chʻang1-tu1) was a former region in the western Kham region of Tibet, located in what is now part of Xizang. It existed from 1950 to 1965, and its capital was Qamdo.

Chamdo was established in 1950. It was split from Xikang after the Battle of Chamdo.

Chamdo was merged into Xizang in 1965.