Seni District (; ) is a district within the

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, ...

of the

Tibet Autonomous Region The Tibet Autonomous Region or Xizang Autonomous Region, often shortened to Tibet or Xizang, is a Provinces of China, province-level Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the China, People's Republic of China in Southwest China. I ...

southwest China Southwest China () is a region in the south of the People's Republic of China. Geography Southwest China is a rugged and mountainous region, transitioning between the Tibetan Plateau to the west and the Chinese coastal hills (东南丘陵) and ...

Geography and climate

Located in the northern part of the Tibet Autonomous Region, Seni ranges in latitude from 30° 31' to 31° 55' N and in longitude from 91° 12' to 93° 02' E. Bordering counties within Nagqu are Lhari to the southeast, Biru to the east, Nyainrong to the northeast,

Amdo Amdo ( �am˥˥.to˥˥ ) is one of the three traditional Tibetan regions, the others being U-Tsang in the west and Kham in the east. Ngari (including former Guge kingdom) in the north-west was incorporated into Ü-Tsang. Amdo is also the bi ...

to the northwest, and Baingoin to the west, while

Lhasa Lhasa (; Lhasa dialect: ; bo, text=ལྷ་ས, translation=Place of Gods) is the urban center of the prefecture-level city, prefecture-level Lhasa (prefecture-level city), Lhasa City and the administrative capital of Tibet Autonomous Regio ...

City, the regional capital, is to the south. With an elevation of around , Nagqu has a harsh,

alpine climate Alpine climate is the typical weather (climate) for elevations above the tree line, where trees fail to grow due to cold. This climate is also referred to as a mountain climate or highland climate. Definition There are multiple definitions of ...

(

Köppen Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bernd Köppen (born 1951), German pianist and composer * Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan * Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author and ...

''EH''), closely bordering on a

subarctic climate The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the moderating effects of an ocean, ge ...

(''Dwc''), with long, very cold and dry winters, and short, cool summers. In winter, temperatures frequently drop below at night and in summer typically rise to during the day. The monthly 24-hour average daily temperature ranges from in January to in July, and the annual mean is only . From June to September, a majority of the days receives some precipitation, and over 80% of the annual precipitation is delivered.

Administrative divisions

The area is made up of several towns and townships: *

Nagqu Town Nagqu, Nagchu in original Tibetan or Naqu (), also known as Nagchuka or Nagquka, is a town in northern Tibet, seat of the prefecture-level city of Nagqu, approximately by road north-east of the capital Lhasa, within the People's Republic of Chin ...

(, ) * Lhomar Town (, ) * Golug Town (, ) * Shamong Township (, ) * Yöchak Township (, ) * Namarche Township (, ) * Kormang Township (, ) *

Taksar Township Taksar may refer to: * Taksar, Syangja, Nepal * Taksar, Bhojpur Taksar is a former VDC and now a neighborhood of Bhojpur Municipality in Bhojpur District in Province No. 1 of eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census, Taksar had a p ...

(, ) * Lumé Township (, ) * Serzhong Township (, ) *

Nyima Township Nyima may refer to: *Nyima County, a county in Tibet *Nyima (Baingoin), a township in Tibet * Nyima (village), a village in Tibet * Nyima (Africa), a West-African community * Nyima language, a language of Nigeria *Nyima languages, a pair of langua ...

() * Daqên Township (, )

Transport

China National Highway 317 China National Highway 317 (G317) runs broadly west to east from Chengdu, Sichuan to Gar County, Ngari Prefecture, Tibet. It is 2,028 kilometres in length and forms an important transportation route in Tibet. As of 2017, Highway 317 passes through ...

runs from

Chengdu Chengdu (, ; Simplified Chinese characters, simplified Chinese: 成都; pinyin: ''Chéngdū''; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ), Chinese postal romanization, alternatively Romanization of Chi ...

Sichuan Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...

province to Nagqu County. *

Nagqu railway station Nagqu railway station (), also spelled Naqu and Nagchu, is a station on the Chinese railway to Tibet serving Nagqu, Tibet. Station layout The station has a crossing loop and several goods sidings adjacent to the passenger station. The goods ...

( Qinghai–Tibet Railway)

References

External links

{{Nagqu Prefecture Counties of Tibet Nagqu