Dawa Lake

Dawa Lake
Sentinel-2 image (2021)
Dawa Lake
Location	Coqên County, Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China
Coordinates	31°14′40″N 84°57′15″E / 31.24444°N 84.95417°E / 31.24444; 84.95417
Lake type	Salt lake
Catchment area	2,419.6 km2 (930 sq mi)
Basin countries	China
Max. length	16.5 km (10 mi)
Max. width	11.4 km (7 mi)
Surface area	114.4 km2 (0 sq mi)
Surface elevation	4,626 m (15,177 ft)
References	[1]

Dawa (Tibetan: ཟླ་བ་མཚོ, Wylie: zla ba mtsho; Chinese: 达瓦措; pinyin: Dáwǎ Cuò), or Dawacuo, is a lake in Coqên County in the Ngari Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It is located several kilometres northwest of Coqên Town.^[2] Daxiong is a village located beyond its northeastern bank. The name of lake means "Moon Lake" in Tibetan language.