Official Name: | Ri'og |
Translit Lang1 Type: | Tibetan |
Translit Lang1 Type2: | pronunciation in IPA |
Translit Lang1 Type4: | THDL |
Translit Lang1 Type5: | other transcriptions |
Translit Lang2 Type: | Traditional |
Translit Lang2 Info6: | --> |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | China Tibet |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Tibet Autonomous Region |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | China |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Tibet |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
Subdivision Name2: | Shigatse |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Dinggyê |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Total: | 1113 |
Timezone1: | China Standard |
Utc Offset1: | +8 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Coordinates: | 28.0119°N 87.6817°W |
Ri'og is a town in Dinggyê County, in the Shigatse prefecture-level city of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. At the time of the 2010 census, the town had a population of 1,113.[1], it had 5 communities under its administration.
Ri'og has been a traditional trade market between Tibet and Nepal. However, due to lack of cross-border vehicle-accessible route, the trade has been limited in scale.[2]