Tianjun County Explained

Tianjun County
Other Name:Têmqên
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Settlement Type:County
Pushpin Map:Qinghai
Pushpin Label:Tianjun
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the city centre in Qinghai
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Qinghai
Subdivision Type2:Autonomous prefecture
Subdivision Name2:Haixi
Seat Type:County seat
Seat:Xinyuan
Area Total Km2:25989
Population Total:23203
Population As Of:2020
Population Note:[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8
Order:st
S:天峻县
T:天峻縣
P:Tiānjùn Xiàn
Wylie:them chen rdzong
Zwpy:Têmqên Zong

Tianjun County, in Tibetan Themchen, is a county of Qinghai Province, China, bordering Gansu Province to the north. It is under the administration of the Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. The county seat in Xinyuan Town.

Administrative divisions

Tianjun County is divided into 3 towns and 7 townships.

NameSimplified ChineseHanyu PinyinTibetanWylieMongolian (traditional script)Mongolian (Cyrillic)Administrative division code
Towns
Xinyuan Town
(Xêyoin)
Chinese: 新源镇632823100
Muri Town
(Muli, Mêri)
Chinese: 木里镇632823101
Jianghe Town
(Jongqu)
Chinese: 江河镇632823102
Townships
Karmar Township
(Kuai'erma)
Chinese: 快尔玛乡632823200
Zhugkyung Township
(Zhouqun)
Chinese: 舟群乡632823201
Chagmar Township
(Zhihema)
Chinese: 织合玛乡632823202
Sur Township
(Suru, Suli)
Chinese: 苏里乡632823203
Sênggê Township
(Sengge, Shengge)
Chinese: 生格乡632823204
Yangkêng Township
(Yangkang)
Chinese: 阳康乡632823205
Lungmar Township
(Longmen)
Chinese: 龙门乡632823206

Economy

The county is served by the Qinghai–Tibet Railway; its Tianjun railway station is located near the county seat, Xinyuan Town.

Large coalfields are worked near Muli Town in the northern part of the county, at the elevation around 4,000 m above the sea level.[2] The Muli coal fields are connected with the Ha'ergai railway station on the Qinghai–Tibet Railway by a 195km (121miles) long branch railway, whose two sections are known as the Tsaidar Railway (Chinese: [[:zh:柴达尔铁路|柴达尔铁路]]) and the Tsaidar-Muli Railway (Chinese: [[:zh:柴木铁路|柴木铁路]]).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 海西州第七次全国人口普查公报(第二号)——各市县、行委常住人口情况 . Government of Haixi Prefecture . zh . 2021-07-02 .
  2. http://www.chinakingho.com/en_second/index.aspx?nodeid=202&page=ContentPage&contentid=568 The Muli Coal Mine of Qinghai Kingho Group