Tingri County
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The county comprises the upper valley of the Bum-chu or Arun River, with the valleys of its tributaries, the valleys of the Rongshar Tsangpo and the Lapchi Gang Tsanpo which flow south into Nepal. It is bordered on the south by the main range of the Himalayas, including Mount Everest (Tib. Jomolangma), Makalu and Cho Oyu. The present county administration is located at Shelkar, about Template:Cvt east of Tingri (town).[2]
Tingri is one of the four counties (the other three being Dinjie, Nyalam, and Kyirong) that comprise the Qomolangma National Nature Preserve,[3] a protected area spanning 3.381 million hectares.
Toponymy
Tingri County is named after a nearby hill, which itself is reportedly named after the sound a falling stone made when it hit the hill.[4]
History
Shelkar Dzong was built in the area of the present-day county during the time of the Kashag.[4]
In 1960, Dingri County was established, and in June of that year, a local county government was established.[4] The county headquarters were originally established in Shelkar, but were moved to Gangga in August.[4] In July 1968, the local government moved back to Shelkar, where it remains today.[4]
In 1992, the county was added to the Qomolangma National Nature Preserve.[5]
On 7 January 2025 at 09:05 CST (UTC+8), an earthquake measuring Template:M or Template:M struck Tingri County. Several villages experienced near-total destruction and at least 126 people died and hundreds more were injured.[6]
Geography
Dingri County is a county under the jurisdiction of prefecture-level city of Xigazê. It is located in the southern part of the Tibet Autonomous Region and the south-central part of Xigazê.[5] It borders Dinggyê County and Sa'gya County to the east, Nyalam County to the west, Ngamring County to the north, Lhatse County to the northeast, and Nepal to the south.[5] It is Script error: No such module "convert". long from east to west and Script error: No such module "convert". wide from north to south, with a total area of about Script error: No such module "convert"..[5]
Tingri County is located at the northern foot of the middle section of the Himalayas, and at the northern foot of Mount Everest.[5] The county's landscape is extremely mountainous, with an average altitude of more than Script error: No such module "convert". above sea level, and the county seat situated at an altitude of Script error: No such module "convert". above sea level.[5] The world's highest peak, Mount Everest, and the world's sixth-highest mountain, Cho Oyu, are located in the county.[5]
The Arun River flows eastward out of the country.[5]
Climate
Tingri County's climate has large temperature differences between day and night, a high amount of sunshine hours, and little annual precipitation. On January 7, 1966, Tingri County recorded the lowest temperature ever recorded in Tibet at Script error: No such module "convert"..[5]Script error: No such module "weather box".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Administrative divisions
Tingri County is divided into 2 towns and 11 townships.
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Demographics
Per the 2020 Chinese Census, Tingri County has a population of 58,173,[7] up from the 50,818 recorded in the 2010 Chinese Census.[4] The 2000 Chinese Census recorded a population of 46,585.[4]
Economy
Agriculture and pastoralism are major sources of employment in Tingri County.[5]
Transport
Gallery
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Map including Tingri (labelled as TINGRI DZONG) (1954)
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Map including Tingri (T'ing-jih) (DMA, 1981)
![Dampa Sangye, author of the Dingri One Hundred[8][9][10] and founder of Dingri Langkhor[11]](/wiki143/index.php?title=File:Padampa_Sanggye.jpg){kind=link}
![Machig Labdrön (1055–1149), student of Padampa Sanggye at Dingri Langkhor[12][11]](/wiki143/index.php?title=File:Machik_Labdron.jpg){kind=link}
![Zhangton Chobar, Lamdre practitioner, b. 1053 in Tingri County[13]](/wiki143/index.php?title=File:Zhangton_chobar.jpg){kind=link}
References
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- ↑ Footprint Tibet Handbook with Bhutan, p. 296. 2nd edition (1999). Gyume Dorje. Footprint Handbooks, Bath, England. Template:ISBN.
- ↑ Department of Forestry, Government of the Tibet Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China, Report on Protected Lands in the Tibet Autonomous Region Lhasa: Tibet Autonomous Region Government Publishing House, 2006
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Further reading
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