| Lhazê County | |
| Other Name: | Lhatse, Liza |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Pushpin Map: | Tibet#China |
| Pushpin Label: | Lhatse |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the seat in Tibet |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tibet |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Xigazê |
| Seat Type: | County seat |
| Seat: | Quxar |
| Area Total Km2: | 4,488.7 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 56355 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Coordinates: | 29.1875°N 88.0928°W |
| Tib: | ལྷ་རྩེ་རྫོང་། |
| Wylie: | lha rtse rdzong |
| Zwpy: | Lhazê Zong |
| Order: | st |
| S: | 拉孜县 |
| T: | 拉孜縣 |
| P: | Lāzī Xiàn |
| J: | laai1zi1 jyun2 |
Lhatse County is a county of Xigazê in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It was established in 1959, with Lhatse Town as the county seat. In 1968, Quxar Town became the county seat.[2] [3]
Lhatse County, has a population of some 50,000 and is about 200 kilometers from Mount Everest (or Chomolungma). It is among the most impoverished counties in China.[4]
Lhatse County is divided into 2 towns and 9 townships.[5] [6]
| Name | Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Tibetan | Wylie | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Towns | ||||||
| Quxar Town | Chinese: 曲下镇 | |||||
| Lhazê Town | Chinese: 拉孜镇 | |||||
| Townships | ||||||
| Tashi Dzom Township | Chinese: 扎西宗乡 | |||||
| Qoima Township | Chinese: 曲玛乡 | |||||
| Püncogling Township | Chinese: 彭措林乡 | |||||
| Tashigang Township | Chinese: 扎西岗乡 | |||||
| Liu Township | Chinese: 柳乡 | |||||
| Resa Township | Chinese: 热萨乡 | |||||
| Xiqên Township | Chinese: 锡钦乡 | |||||
| Mangpu Township | Chinese: 芒普乡 | |||||
| Chau Township | Chinese: 查务乡 | |||||
Lhatse County recorded the highest temperature of 28.9 °C (84.0 °F) in locations above 4,000 meters above sea level.
The county is a juncture of China National Highway 219 (G219) which goes to Kashgar and China National Highway 318 (G318) which ends at the border with Nepal. To the west along the G318, a road splits off and runs to the Mount Everest base camp.