Sog County | |
Other Name: | Suoxian |
Settlement Type: | County |
Pushpin Map: | Tibet#China |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the seat in the Tibet AR |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | China |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous region |
Subdivision Name1: | Tibet |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
Subdivision Name2: | Nagqu |
Seat Type: | County seat |
Seat: | Yakla (Sog) |
Area Total Km2: | 5,858.68 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 52,923 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | China Standard |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Coordinates: | 31.888°N 93.785°W |
Order: | st |
S: | 索县 |
T: | 索縣 |
P: | Suǒ Xiàn |
Tib: | སོག་རྫོང་། |
Wylie: | sog rdzong |
Zwpy: | Sog Zong |
Sog County is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Nagqu of the Tibet Autonomous Region, China.
Sog Dzong lies in the extreme western part of the former province of Kham. To its west is Chamdo and to its right Nagchu. Sogdzong is located between the Drachen and Driru, on the Sogchu River. It is the source of Gyalmo Ngulchu.
Sog County has a dry-winter alpine subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc) with mild, rainy summers and freezing to frigid, dry winters with large diurnal temperature variations.
Sog County contains 2 towns and 8 townships.
Name | Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Tibetan | Wylie |
---|---|---|---|---|
Towns | ||||
Yakla Town (Sog) | Chinese: 亚拉镇 | |||
Rongpo Town | Chinese: 荣布镇 | |||
Townships | ||||
Drogta Township | Chinese: 若达乡 | |||
Gyälchen Township | Chinese: 加勤乡 | |||
Thrido Township | Chinese: 赤多乡 | |||
Sertam Township | Chinese: 西昌乡 | |||
Chakda Township | Chinese: 江达乡 | |||
Riwar Township | Chinese: 热瓦乡 | |||
Garmé Township | Chinese: 嘎美乡 | |||
Karmo Township | Chinese: 嘎木乡 | |||
Crops include barley, wheat, radish, potatoes, etc. and yaks, sheep, goat, cows, and horses are reared. Nomads move four times annually according to seasons.The county contains Tsangdain Monastery, built in 1667, resembling the Potala Palace.[2]