Sêrxü County

Geography

Sêrxü (sershul) County is situated at the northwest corner of Sichuan province, and is also the westernmost county-level division of the province. Its area is approximately km2, mainly covered by grasslands. The average elevation is 4,200 m above sea level.

The area is predominantly covered by grasslands used for nomadic herding. The population is around 68,000, 96% of whom are ethnic Tibetan.

By the end of 1997, there was an estimated livestock population of 581,470. These were mainly yaks, sheep, goats, and horses, but there was a small number of pigs. The human population of Shiqu County was approximately 63,400, 96.8% of which were ethnic Tibetans. There were 49,100 herdsmen, representing 77.6% of the population.

Sershul District villages include: Ariksar, Bumser, Changma, Dezhongma, Dzagyel, Geming, Gotsa, Junyung, Jowo, Kabshi, Kilung, Kyewu, Sershul Gompa, Serxu Dzong, Shaksa, Tromsa Genma, Tseboum Soumdo, Tsemkhog, Ombo and Wathul.

Sershul District has several monasteries, including: Ju Mohar, Sershul Monastery, Bumser Gonpo, Ariksar, Dzagyel, Changma, Trikar, Kabshi and Jowo; and the Gsumge Mani Stone Castle, a religious complex built out of mani stone tablets.

Administrative divisions

Sêrxü County is divided into 7 towns and 14 townships:

Demographics

The population of the district was inhabitants in 1999.

There are about nomads in the district, or 77.6% of the population.

Climate

Sêrxü County has an alpine climate (Köppen ETH) with short, mild and rainy summers, frigid and dry winters and a large diurnal temperature range in all seasons. Mean minima are below freezing for eight months of the year and frosts occur even in summer, whilst at the depth of winter mean minima approach −20 C and can reach −30 C. |Jan record high C = 12.1 |Jan record low C = -37.2 |Feb record high C = 10.2 |Feb record low C = -31.8 |Mar record high C = 14.8 |Mar record low C = -27.5 |Apr record high C = 17.5 |Apr record low C = -15.9 |May record high C = 20.7 |May record low C = -11.2 |Jun record high C = 23.1 |Jun record low C = -6.0 |Jul record high C = 23.5 |Jul record low C = -4.1 |Aug record high C = 22.6 |Aug record low C = -7.9 |Sep record high C = 21.7 |Sep record low C = -10.0 |Oct record high C = 19.1 |Oct record low C = -20.3 |Nov record high C = 12.5 |Nov record low C = -30.3 |Dec record high C = 10.0 |Dec record low C = -37.8

References

References

1. (2021-06-04). "甘孜州第七次全国人口普查公报（第二号）". Government of Garzê Prefecture.
2. {{in lang. en National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, ''in'' [http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~chgis/work/downloads/faqs/1999_pop_faq.html China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS]
3. link. [[China Meteorological Administration]]