Zoigê County
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It has an area of Script error: No such module "convert". and a population of 69,900, 90.4% of which are Tibetan people.[1]
Governance
Ruo'ergai County Public Security Bureau (Template:Lang-zh) is the primary law enforcement agency of Ruo'ergai county. It operates police stations in Template:Ill, Template:Ill and Template:Ill.[2]
On 14 July 2022, the Ruo'ergai County Public Security Bureau began a major operation to crack down on firearms and explosives, seizing a total of 198 firearms, 4,300 rounds of ammunition, 10 hand grenades, 20 kg of explosives and an improvised mortar.[3]
The Ruo'ergai County Fire and Rescue Battalion (Template:Lang-zh) provides fire and rescue services in Ruo'ergai county.[4]
Geography
Ruo'ergai County is found in the easternmost sections of the Tibetan Plateau. The county is primarily a highland basin made up of the Zoigê Marsh between the Min Mountains and Amne Machin. The western border of the county, shared with Maqu County in Gansu, is formed by the first major bend of the Yellow River where it changes course nearly 180 degrees and heads back towards Qinghai.
Climate
Ruo'ergai has an alpine subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc), featuring very cold nights even in summertime, and very cold winters with extreme diurnal temperature ranges. Snow can fall any time of the year and usually does not melt until summer due to repeated nightly freezing even when maxima are above Script error: No such module "convert".. Therefore, access to Ruo'ergai is heavily restricted during the winter months from late October to early May. Sitting at an altitude of more than 11,000 feet, high-altitude sickness is another common problem for tourists.
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Transport
Administrative divisions
Ruo'ergai County has 7 towns and 6 townships:[5]
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| Template:Ill (Dazhasi) |
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| Template:Ill (Tangke) |
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| Xagdom Town (Hongxing) |
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| Template:Ill (Xiaman) |
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| Template:Ill (Baxi) |
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| Template:Ill (Axi) |
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| Template:Ill (Tiebu) |
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| Townships | ||||||
| Mêqu Township (Maixi) |
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| Template:Ill (Nenwa) |
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| Template:Ill (Zhanwa) |
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| Template:Ill (Jiangzha) |
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| Template:Ill (Qiuji) |
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| Template:Ill (Bobso, Baozuo) |
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National priority protected sites
There are two National Priority protected sites in Ruo'ergai County.
- Template:Ill - added as part of the Template:Ill in 2006[6]
- Template:Ill - added as part of the Template:Ill in 2013[8]
References
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- ↑ 榜样力量！四川消防4个集体4名个人荣获省级表彰！, published 2021-07-02, retrieved 2025-03-03
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