Tibet Speeding up UrbanizationThe Tibet Autonomous Region has recorded marked progress in urbanization over the past five years, statistics show.Currently, the region has two cities, 71 county towns and 112 townships; the urban population is 420,000 and the urban area totals 147 square kilometers. A modern highway network has taken shape in the regional capital Lhasa. The city built 12 major roads in 2000 and is building three highways, with a total investment of 300 million yuan. Rapid highway construction has laid a solid foundation for the city's economic development. Mayor Lobsang Gyaincain said that Lhasa's economy has maintained two-digit growth in recent years, with the gross domestic product reaching 3.6 billion yuan (US$433 million. |
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