MetogislocatedinthesoutheastcornerofTibet.Itcoversanareaof34,000squarekilometers.Inancienttimesitwasknownas"Padmagang",whichmeant"flowers"inTibetan.MountainssurroundMetogandthelandslopesfromnorthtosouth.ThelandisshapedlikealotusblossomandtheYarlungZangboRivercutsthroughthewholecounty.