Gertse County Explained
| Gertse County |
| Other Name: | Gêrzê, Gaize, Kai-tse |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Image Map1: | Location of Gêrzê within Xizang (China).png |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Gêrzê County (red) within Ngari Prefecture (yellow) and the Tibet A.R. |
| Pushpin Map: | China Tibet Ngari#Tibet#China |
| Pushpin Label: | Gêrzê |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the seat in the Tibet A.R. |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tibet |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ngari |
| Parts: | 1 town, 6 townships |
| Parts Type: | Township-level divisions |
| Seat Type: | County seat |
| Seat: | Gêrzê |
| Established Title: | Established date |
| Established Date: | October 1960 |
| Area Total Km2: | 135025 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 25327 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type2: | Ethnic groups |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Major ethnic groups |
| Demographics2 Info1: | Tibetan |
| Elevation M: | over 4500 |
| Elevation Ft: | over 14800 |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Coordinates: | 33.7647°N 84.1228°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 859200 |
| Tib: | སྒེར་རྩེ་རྫོང་། |
| Wylie: | sger rtse rdzong |
| Thdl: | ger tsé dzong |
| Zwpy: | Gêrzê Zong |
| Order: | st |
| P: | Gǎizé Xiàn |
Gertse County, Gêrzê County[3] [4] [5] [6] or Gaize County [7] is a county located in Ngari Prefecture in the northwest of the Tibet Autonomous Region, China, bordering Xinjiang to the north.
Name
Gêrzê is the Tibetan word for a special type of local-style dwelling built on the peak of a mountain.[1]
History
The area was originally inhabited by nomadic tribes.
In the aftermath of the annexation of Tibet by the People's Republic of China in the early 1950s, People's Liberation Army troops were stationed in Gêrzê.[8]
On May 3, 1960, the Gêrzê County Committee of the Chinese Communist Party was established. On October 1, 1960, the Gêrzê County government was established.[1]
At 2:01 AM on February 21, 2020, a 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck in Gêrzê County (epicenter: 34.56°N 85.68°W).[9]
At 2:12 AM on March 10, 2020, a 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck in Gêrzê County (epicenter: 32.84°N 85.52°W) followed by a 3.7 magnitude and a 3.4 magnitude aftershock. No casualties were reported.[10]
On May 8, 2020, eight suspects were arrested and eighty-nine antelope skins were confiscated in connection with reported Tibetan antelope poaching in the county.[11]
Geography
Gêrzê County is bordered to the north by Keriya County (Yutian) in Hotan Prefecture (Hetian), Xinjiang and to the west by Rutog County.[12] There are numerous lakes in Gêrzê County including Tong Tso. Thermal springs in Gêrzê County include Lugu[5] (70 °C; 33.4067°N 84.1367°W; altitude 4528m (14,856feet)), Nagezhong (60 °C; 32.3°N 96°W; altitude 4550m (14,930feet)) and Yarlhaingari (60 °C; 33.0133°N 86.0267°W; altitude 4880m (16,010feet)).[13]
Climate
Gêrzê County has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSk), with strong dry-winter subarctic climate tendencies (Köppen: Dwc).
Administrative divisions
Gêrzê county is divided into 1 town and 6 townships:[14] [15] [16]
| Name | Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Tibetan | Wylie |
|---|
| Town |
| Gêrzê Town | Chinese: 改则镇 | | | |
| Townships |
| Oma Township | Chinese: 物玛乡 | | | |
| Shenchen Township | Chinese: 先遣乡 | | | |
| Marmê Township | Chinese: 麻米乡 | | | |
| Dongco Township | Chinese: 洞措乡 | | | |
| Gomo Township | Chinese: 古姆乡 | | | |
| Chabug Township | Chinese: 察布乡 | | | |
|
Demographics
, the residents of the county were Tibetan.[14] In 1999, the population of the county was 16,623.[17]
Economy
The main economic activity in Gêrzê County is animal husbandry[10] which includes the raising of yak, dzo, sheep, goats, and horses. The county also has wild yak, wild donkeys, wild sheep, bears and Tibetan antelope.[18]
Transportation
- Nagqu–Ngari Highway (Chinese: 黑阿公路)[18]
Historical maps
Historical maps including Gêrzê:
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: https://www.ndrc.gov.cn/fggz/dqzx/dkzyyhz/201711/t20171130_1080483.html. zh:西藏自治区阿里地区改则县. 地区经济司 . zh-hans. 30 November 2017. 25 May 2020. National Development and Reform Commission. Chinese: 改则县隶属阿里地区，全县总面积135025平方公里，辖1镇6乡。2015年总人口46930人。<br />"改则"藏语意为"特殊的民居建于山顶"。1960年，设立改则县。. https://web.archive.org/web/20200525003523/https://www.ndrc.gov.cn/fggz/dqzx/dkzyyhz/201711/t20171130_1080483.html. 25 May 2020. Internet Archive.
- Web site: 阿里地区第七次全国人口普查主要数据公报 . Administrative Commission of Ngari Prefecture . zh . 2021-06-10 . 2023-08-19 . 2022-06-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220611003714/https://www.al.gov.cn/info/1097/39636.htm . dead .
- Book: zh:西藏地名. Place Names of the Xizang Autonomous Region. 1996. 7-80057-284-6. Beijing. Wu Zhenhua 武振华 . 中国藏学出版社 . Chinese: 改则 Tibetan: སྒེར་རྩེ Gêrzê Chinese: 邮政编码：859200. 157.
- Book: https://books.google.com/books?id=ZJsrDwAAQBAJ. zh:建筑抗震设计规范. GB50011-2010: Code for Seismic Design of Buildings . en,zh-hans. Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development. Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development. 2010. China Architecture & Building Press. Beijing. Google Books. 198. Gêrzê County.
- Book: Complete Atlas Of The World. 3. Penguin Random House. 238. OmaGêrzêLuguGomo. Internet Archive. 2016.
- , United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- http://www.geonames.org/1281200/gaize-xian.html Gaize Xian
- Web site: Sixty Years Since Peaceful Liberation of Tibet. 11 July 2011. Information Office of the State Council. Beijing. Wikisource.
- Web site: 5.0-magnitude quake hits Tibet: CENC. https://web.archive.org/web/20200524234608/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-02/21/c_138803305.htm. May 24, 2020. 21 February 2020. 25 May 2020. Xinhua News Agency. Mu Xuequan.
- Web site: No casualties reported from Tibet earthquakes. https://web.archive.org/web/20200524234614/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-03/10/c_138861998.htm. May 24, 2020. 10 March 2020. 25 May 2020. Xinhua News Agency. huaxia.
- Web site: 8 arrested for poaching Tibetan antelopes. 8 May 2020. 25 May 2020. Xinhua News Agency.
- 2018. International Archives of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences. 42. 3 . Shixin Wang . Baolin Yang . Yi Zhou . Futao Wang . Rui Zhang . Qing Zhao . Snow Cover Mapping and Ice Avalanche Monitoring from the Satellite Data of the Sentinels. 1766. 10.5194/ISPRS-ARCHIVES-XLII-3-1765-2018. 2018ISPAr42.3.1765W. 59056188. free.
- Book: Thermal Springs and Geothermal Energy in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and the Surroundings. Zhijie Liao. 978-981-10-3485-5. 2018. Higher Education Press. Google Books. 83.
- Web site: http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/xz/20305.html. zh:日土县历史沿革 . Gêrzê County Historical Development . XZQH.org . 5 April 2016. zh-hans . 25 May 2019 . Chinese: 2000年第五次人口普查，改则县常住总人口17502人，其中{....
- Web site: http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2019/54/25/542526.html . zh:2019年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：改则县 . 2019 Statistical Area Numbers and Rural-Urban Area Numbers: Gêrzê County . zh-hans . . 2019 . 25 May 2019 . Chinese: 统计用区划代码 名称 542526100000 改则镇 542526200000 物玛乡 542526201000 先遣乡 542526202000 麻米乡 542526203000 洞措乡 542526204000 古姆乡 542526205000 察布乡|.
- Web site: http://gz.al.gov.cn/info/1075/3794.htm. zh:改则县大事记. zh-hans. 19 March 2015. 25 May 2020. zh:阿里地区改则县人民政府 . Chinese: ５月３日，中共改则县委员会在门董成立，{....
- Web site: Berman, Lex . China Population by County (1999) . 2017-03-17 . Harvard Dataverse . 2018-04-28 . 10.7910/dvn/eoh3fv .
- Book: 夏征农. 陈至立. zh:辞海：第六版彩图本 . Cihai (Sixth Edition in Color) . September 2009. 上海. Shanghai. 上海辞书出版社. Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House.. 978-7-5326-2859-9. zh. 665.
