Zêkog | |
Native Name: | Chinese: 泽库县 · |
Settlement Type: | County |
Pushpin Map: | China Qinghai |
Pushpin Label: | Zêkog |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the seat in Qinghai |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Qinghai |
Subdivision Type2: | Autonomous prefecture |
Subdivision Name2: | Huangnan |
Seat Type: | County seat |
Seat: | Chak Qu Town |
Area Total Km2: | 6494 |
Elevation M: | 3660 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 75659 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | China Standard |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Coordinates: | 35.0833°N 131°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 811400 |
Area Code: | 0973 |
Order: | st |
S: | 泽库县 |
T: | 澤庫縣 |
P: | Zékù Xiàn |
Wylie: | rtse khog rdzong |
Zwpy: | Zêkog Zong |
Zêkog County (;) is the second largest administrative subdivision by area within Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in eastern Qinghai Province, China, bordering Gansu to the east. The county has an area of 6658sqkm and a population of ~50,000 (2001), mainly Tibetan. The county seat is the town of Chak Qu, whose altitude is approximately 3700-2NaN-2 above sea level.
Zêkog County is made up of 4 towns and 3 townships:
Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Tibetan | Wylie | Administrative division code | |
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Towns | ||||||
Zêkog Town (Zêqu, Chak Qu, Zequ) | Chinese: 泽曲镇 | 632323100 | ||||
Mêxü Town (Maixiu) | Chinese: 麦秀镇 | 632323101 | ||||
Hor Town (Heri) | Chinese: 和日镇 | 632323102 | ||||
Nyinqug Town (Nyinxug, Ningxiu) | Chinese: 宁秀镇 | 632323103 | ||||
Townships | ||||||
Poingya Township (Wangjia) | Chinese: 王加乡 | 632323202 | ||||
Jisa Township (Xibusha) | Chinese: 西卜沙乡 | 632323203 | ||||
Dogarmo Township (Duohemao) | Chinese: 多禾茂乡 | 632323204 | ||||
Zêkog County has an alpine climate (Köppen ETH) due to very high elevation.