Sa'gya County (; zh, s=萨迦县) is a county under the
prefecture-level city
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of
Shigatse
Shigatse, officially known as Xigazê () or Rikaze ( zh, s=日喀则, p=Rìkāzé), is a prefecture-level city of the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. Its area of jurisdiction, with an area of , corresponds to the histo ...
in the
Tibet Autonomous Region
The Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), often shortened to Tibet in English or Xizang in Pinyin, Hanyu Pinyin, is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the China, People's Republic of China. It was established in 1965 to replace the ...
, China.
The county is named after
Sakya Monastery, home of the
Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism.
Administration divisions
Sa'gya County is divided into 2 towns and 9 townships.
References
Counties of Shigatse
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