Yanshiping | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | China Qinghai#China Tibet |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Qinghai |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous region |
Subdivision Name1: | Tibet |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
Subdivision Name2: | Nagqu Prefecture |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Amdo County |
Population As Of: | 2017 |
Population Total: | 2919 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Major Nationalities |
Population Blank1: | Tibetan |
Timezone: | +8 |
Coordinates: | 33.5972°N 92.0694°W |
Elevation M: | 4720 |
Yanshiping is a small town physically situated in the southwest of Qinghai province, China. However, it is under the jurisdiction of Amdo County in the Nagqu Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region.[1] At an elevation of, it is one of the highest year-round settlements in the world.
The town is situated on the Qinghai-Tibet Highway. The principal industries include transport, animal husbandry and tourism.[2]
The township-level division contains seven village committees and one neighborhood which are as follows:[3]