Tingri County

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.

History

Shelkar Dzong was built in the area of the present-day county during the time of the Kashag.

In 1960, Tingri County was established, and in June of that year, a local county government was established. The county headquarters were originally established in Shelkar, but were moved to Gangga in August. In July 1968, the local government moved back to Shelkar, where it remains today.

In 1992, the county was added to the Qomolangma National Nature Preserve.

On 7 January 2025 at 09:05 CST (UTC+8), an earthquake measuring or struck Tingri County. Several villages experienced near-total destruction and at least 126 people died and hundreds more were injured.

Geography

Dingri County is a county under the jurisdiction of prefecture-level city of Shigatse. It is located in the southern part of the Tibet Autonomous Region and the south-central part of Shigatse. 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. It is 115 km long from east to west and 152 km wide from north to south, with a total area of about 14,000 km2.

Tingri County is located at the northern foot of the middle section of the Himalayas, and at the northern foot of Mount Everest. The county's landscape is extremely mountainous, with an average altitude of more than 5,000 m above sea level, and the county seat situated at an altitude of 4,300 m above sea level. The world's highest peak, Mount Everest, and the world's sixth-highest mountain, Cho Oyu, are located in the county.

The Arun River flows eastward out of the country.

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification Tingiri County's climate is a semi-arid climate (BSk) with 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 -46.4 C.{{Weather box | Jan record high C = 14.7 | Jan record low C = -46.4 | Feb record high C = 15.3 | Feb record low C = -25.3 | Mar record high C = 18.7 | Mar record low C = -19.0 | Apr record high C = 20.8 | Apr record low C = -14.0 | May record high C = 23.8 | May record low C = -8.3 | Jun record high C = 25.1 | Jun record low C = -4.0 | Jul record high C = 25.8 | Jul record low C = 1.4 | Aug record high C = 23.4 | Aug record low C = 0.2 | Sep record high C = 22.9 | Sep record low C = -4.1 | Oct record high C = 20.2 | Oct record low C = -12.3 | Nov record high C = 17.3 | Nov record low C = -19.0 | Dec record high C = 14.6 | Dec record low C = -32.6

Administrative divisions

Tingri County is divided into 2 towns and 11 townships.

Demographics

Per the 2020 Chinese Census, Tingri County has a population of 58,173, up from the 50,818 recorded in the 2010 Chinese Census. The 2000 Chinese Census recorded a population of 46,585.

Economy

Agriculture and pastoralism are major sources of employment in Tingri County.

Transport

• China National Highway 318
• Shigatse Tingri Airport

Gallery

File:Padampa Sanggye.jpg|Dampa Sangye, author of the Tingri One Hundred and founder of Tingri Langkhor File:Machik Labdron.jpg|Machig Labdrön (1055–1149), student of Padampa Sanggye at Tingri Langkhor File:Map China 1-250,000 Tile NH 45-14 Tingri Dzong.jpg|Map including Tingri (labelled as TINGRI DZONG) (1954) File:NH-45-14 Nyalam China.jpg|Map including Tingri (T'ing-jih) (DMA, 1981) File:Zhangton chobar.jpg|Zhangton Chobar, Lamdre practitioner, b. 1053 in Tingri County

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