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Baingoin
Baingoin County (; ) is a county within Nagqu of the Tibet Autonomous Region. County got the name from the lake Drang-khog () which is in center of county. County lies between lakes Namtso and Siling Lake, Siling. The county is divided into ten Towns of the People's Republic of China, towns and Townships of the People's Republic of China, townships: * Pubao Town (, ''Pubao-zhen'' ) * Boqê, Baoji Township (, ''Baoji-xiang'' ) * Beila Town (, ''Beila-zhen'' ) * Jiaqiong Town (, ''Jiaqiong-zhen'' ) * Dechen Town (, ''Deqing-zhen'' ) * Maqian Township (, ''Maqian-xiang'' ) * Mentang Raktsek Township (, ''Mendang-xiang'' ) * Qinglong Township, Tibet, Qinglong Township (, ''Qinglong-xiang'' ) * Xênkyêr, Xênkyêr Township (, ''Xinjixiang'' ) * Nyima (Baingoin), Nyima Township (, ''Nima-xiang'' ) Climate References Counties of Tibet Nagqu {{Nagqu-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagqu
Nagqu (also Naqu, Nakchu, or Nagchu; ; ) is a prefecture-level city in the north of the Chinese autonomous region of Tibet. On May 7, 2018, the former Nagqu Prefecture was officially declared the sixth prefecture-level city in Tibet after Lhasa, Shigatse, Chamdo, Nyingchi and Shannan. The regional area, covering an area of , is bordered by Bayingolin and Hotan Prefectures of Xinjiang to the north, Haixi, Yushu Prefectures of Qinghai and Chamdo to the east, Nyingchi, Lhasa and Shigatse to the south, Ngari Prefecture to the west. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 462,381. Nagqu contains 89 townships, 25 towns and 1283 villages. The main city of Nagqu is by the China National Highway 109 northeast of Lhasa. Amdo, Nyainrong and Xainza are other towns of note. Extremely rich in water resources, with 81% of Tibet's lakes, covering a total area of over , it contains lakes such as Namtso, Siling Lake and rivers such as Dangqu. Every August (the sixth month in the Tib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiaqiong Town
Jiaqiong or Jakhyung Town, also known as Jongnag (''Jakhyung'' བྱ་ཁྱུང་, ''Jiaqiong-zhen'' 佳琼镇) is a small town and township-level division in Baingoin County, Nagqu in the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. It covers an area of and as of 2010 it had a population of 2926 people. Jiaqiong lies to the northwest of Beila, to the east of Amdo County, and south of Shuanghu County. History The township was established in 1960. In 1987 the original Jiaqiong, Qiongna Group and Baisong Townships were merged into Jiaqiong. In 2002 it merged with Kangri Township. Geography and geology The township-level division lies in the southeast of the Nagqu region. It covers an area of , accounting for 9.9% of the area of Baingoin County in its northeast. Jiaqiong lies northeast of Baingoin the northwest of Beila and west of Maqian, and to the east of Amdo County, and south of Shuanghu County. The town itself is situated between Dongqia Co and Dar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namtso
Namtso or Lake Nam (officially: Namco; mn, Tenger nuur; ; ; “Heavenly Lake” in European literature: Tengri Nor, ) is a mountain lake on the border between Damxung County of Lhasa prefecture-level city and Baingoin County of Nagqu Prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, approximately NNW of Lhasa. Geography Namtso (Namco) is a lake that first formed during the Paleogene age, as a result of Himalayan tectonic plate movements. The lake lies at an elevation of , and has a surface area of . This salt lake is the largest lake in the Tibet Autonomous Region. However, it is not the largest lake on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. That title belongs to Qinghai Lake (more than twice the size of Namtso); which lies more than to the north-east in Qinghai. Namtso has five uninhabited islands of reasonable size, in addition to one or two rocky outcrops. The islands have been used for spiritual retreat by pilgrims who walk over the lake's frozen surface at the end of winter, ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nam Tso
Namtso or Lake Nam (officially: Namco; mn, Tenger nuur; ; ; “Heavenly Lake” in European literature: Tengri Nor, ) is a mountain lake on the border between Damxung County of Lhasa prefecture-level city and Baingoin County of Nagqu Prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, approximately NNW of Lhasa. Geography Namtso (Namco) is a lake that first formed during the Paleogene age, as a result of Himalayan tectonic plate movements. The lake lies at an elevation of , and has a surface area of . This salt lake is the largest lake in the Tibet Autonomous Region. However, it is not the largest lake on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. That title belongs to Qinghai Lake (more than twice the size of Namtso); which lies more than to the north-east in Qinghai. Namtso has five uninhabited islands of reasonable size, in addition to one or two rocky outcrops. The islands have been used for spiritual retreat by pilgrims who walk over the lake's frozen surface at the end of winter, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyima (Baingoin)
Nyima (ཉི་མ་, ''Nima-xiang'' 尼玛乡) is a township of Baingoin County, Tibet Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. It has eight constituent villages: 吾前村, 杂空村, 达果村, 塞龙村, 下地村, 琼果村, 尼德村, 沙吉村. References2016 Statistical zoning codes and urban and rural codes: Nima Township (Bangor County) National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China The National Bureau of Statistics (), abbreviated as NBS, is an deputy-cabinet level agency directly under the State Council of the People's Republic of China. It is responsible for collection, investigation, research and publication of statis .... Populated places in Nagqu Township-level divisions of Tibet {{Nagqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xênkyêr
Xênkyêr or Shikyher (ཤི་འཁྱེར་, ''Xinjixiang'' 新吉乡) is a township of Baingoin County, Tibet Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. See also *List of towns and villages in Tibet This is an alphabetical list of all populated places, including cities, towns and villages, in the Tibet Autonomous Region of western China. A *Alamdo *Alhar *Arza *Asog B *Baga, Tibet, Baga *Bagar *Baidi, Nagarzê County, Baidi *Baima * ... Populated places in Nagqu Township-level divisions of Tibet {{Tibet-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qinglong Township, Tibet
Qinglung (, ''Qinglong-xiang'' ) is a township in Baingoin County, Tibet Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. See also *List of towns and villages in Tibet This is an alphabetical list of all populated places, including cities, towns and villages, in the Tibet Autonomous Region of western China. A *Alamdo *Alhar *Arza *Asog B *Baga, Tibet, Baga *Bagar *Baidi, Nagarzê County, Baidi *Baima * ... Populated places in Nagqu Township-level divisions of Tibet {{Tibet-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siling Lake
Siling Lake (; ), (also known as Qilin) is a lake in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China to the north of Xainza. Doijiang is located near the lake. Administratively it belongs to Xainza County and Baingoin County of the Nagqu. Bangecuo is another nearby salt lake located east of Siling Lake, around four miles away. Overview The lake lies at an altitude of . It is a salt lake. It is fed by the rivers Za'gya Zangbo (or Tsagya Tsangpo) (扎加藏布) and the Boques Tsangpo (波曲藏布). With an area of , Siling Co is the second largest saltwater lake in the northern Tibetan Plateau and forms part of the Siling Co National Nature Reserve (also Selincuo Reserve or Xainza Nature Reserve). The reserve was established in 1993 and contains significant populations of black-necked cranes and some 120 species of birds in total. The lake only has a single species of fish, '' Gymnocypris selincuoensis'', exploited by fishermen. The prairie on the banks of the lake is traditionally used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mentang Raktsek Township
Mentang Raktsek (མན་ཐང་རགས་རྩེག་, ''Mendang-xiang'' 门当乡) is a township in Baingoin County, Tibet Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. The township is situated on an elevation of 4,617 metres (15,148 ft.) and rests in the south west part of China. Neighboring locations consist of Lhasa, Shannan, and Xigatse, which all remain in the southwest part of China. See also *List of towns and villages in Tibet This is an alphabetical list of all populated places, including cities, towns and villages, in the Tibet Autonomous Region of western China. A *Alamdo *Alhar *Arza *Asog B *Baga, Tibet, Baga *Bagar *Baidi, Nagarzê County, Baidi *Baima * ... References Populated places in Nagqu Township-level divisions of Tibet {{Tibet-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boqê
Baoji, also Boqê and Poche (; ) is a township in Baingoin County, Tibet Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. It lies at an altitude Altitude or height (also sometimes known as depth) is a distance measurement, usually in the vertical or "up" direction, between a reference datum and a point or object. The exact definition and reference datum varies according to the context ... of 4,785 metres (15,702 feet). See also * List of towns and villages in Tibet Autonomous Region Populated places in Nagqu Township-level divisions of Tibet {{Nagqu-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County (People's Republic Of China)
Counties ( zh, t=縣, s=县, hp=Xiàn), formally county-level divisions, are found in the third level of the administrative hierarchy in Provinces and Autonomous regions and the second level in municipalities and Hainan, a level that is known as "county level" and also contains autonomous counties, county-level cities, banners, autonomous banners and City districts. There are 1,355 counties in Mainland China out of a total of 2,851 county-level divisions. The term ''xian'' is sometimes translated as "district" or "prefecture" when put in the context of Chinese history. History ''Xian'' have existed since the Warring States period and were set up nationwide by the Qin Dynasty. The number of counties in China proper gradually increased from dynasty to dynasty. As Qin Shi Huang reorganized the counties after his unification, there were about 1,000. Under the Eastern Han Dynasty, the number of counties increased to above 1,000. About 1400 existed when the Sui dynasty abolish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
