Kongpo is a Tibetan Autonomous Region in the Nyingchi Prefecture

Nyingchi Prefecture

Nyingchi Prefecture is a prefecture in southwestern Tibet Autonomous Region in western China. The Chinese government claims South Tibet, which is currently governed by India, as part of the prefecture....

. It is situated on the river Yarlung Zangbo (Brahmaputra) in the area of the Nyang River

Nyang River

The Nyang River is a major river in south-west Tibet and the longest tributary of the Yarlung Tsangpo river....

 (Chinese: 尼洋曲), a northern tributary river of the Yarlung Zangbo.

Once Kongpo has been an area in southeastern Tibet, in the vicinity of the river named Nyungchu. Tsagong was one of the holy places of Kongpo and still is. In Tsagong Nesar, i.e. the "New Tsari", there is the monastery of Menmogang, founded by Thangtong Gyalpo. It is related to Dorje Pakmo Chokyi Dronma who died there. At New Tsari were located the mines from which Thangtong Gyalpo, a famous yogin and bridgebuilder, obtained the iron for some of his bridges. Old Tsari is now part of the modern county of Lhuntse

Lhuntse

Lhuntse District , is one of the 20 dzongkhag comprising Bhutan. It consists of 2506 households . Located in the northeast, Lhuntse is one of the least developed dzhongkhags of Bhutan...

in the southeast of today's Tibet Autonomous Region and including parts of neighboring areas of India, and New Tsari, farther east..