Shuanghu County (), also transliterated from Tibetan as Co Nyi County (Co'nyi; ; ), is a county under the jurisdiction of the

prefecture-level city A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. During the Republican era, many of China ...

of Nagqu, in the northernmost part of the

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. It was formed in 2012, combining the territory of the former Shuanghu Special District () with the eastern half of Nyima County. Much of the county is within the

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area.

Introduction

''Shuanghu'' (Tibetan ''Tshonyi''; ''mtsho gnyis'') translates to "two lakes". Shuanghu County is at very high elevation, mostly above 5,000 meters above sea level, and very sparsely populated (averaging around 0.12 people per square kilometre, but concentrated in the southern portion of the county). The vast majority of its population practices

nomadic pastoralism Nomadic pastoralism is a form of pastoralism in which livestock are herded in order to seek for fresh pastures on which to graze. True nomads follow an irregular pattern of movement, in contrast with transhumance, where seasonal pastures are fix ...

(mostly goats and sheep). The climate is very rough, cold and dry. There is a weather station in Shuanghu, established in 1999,accuweather.com
/ref> which on average measures negative temperatures (Celsius scale) throughout the year. The highest temperature on record is +2.3 °C (July 2000), the lowest −62.4 °C (January 2006).

Administrative divisions

The county comprises seven town-level divisions: the administrative center at ''Cuozheluomazhen'' (''Cozhêlhoma'', ''Soggarluma'') 措折罗玛镇 (), and the six

townships A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...

''Xibdê'' 协德乡, ''Yagqu'' 雅曲乡, '' Garco'' 嘎措乡 '' Cozhêdangma'' 措折强玛乡, '' Domar'' 多玛乡, '' Parling'' 巴岭乡.

References

External links

World's highest county established in Tibet
China.org.cn, July 26, 2013. {{Nagqu Prefecture Counties of Tibet Nagqu

Introduction

Administrative divisions

See also

References

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