Tuiwa | |
Native Name: | Chinese: 推瓦村 Tibetan: མཐུད་བ་གྲོང་ཚོ་ |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | China Tibet |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tibet Autonomous Region |
Coordinates: | 28.5634°N 90.531°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous region |
Subdivision Name1: | Tibet Autonomous Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
Subdivision Name2: | Shannan |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Nagarzê |
Subdivision Type4: | Town |
Population: | 159 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 5070 |
Timezone: | China Standard |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Tuiwa (;) is a village located in Town, Nagarzê County, Shannan, Tibet, located at the northeast shore of Lake Puma Yumco.[2] Tuiwa is the second highest permanent settlement by elevation in the world, after La Rinconada, Peru.
The village is located at an elevation of 5,070 meters above sea level. It is often referred to as "the highest administrative village in the world".[3]
Tuiwa is located in a pastoral region. Animal husbandry is the main source of income for the villagers.[3]