Английская Википедия:Gertse County
Шаблон:Infobox settlement Шаблон:Infobox Chinese Gertse County[1] (Шаблон:Bo), Gêrzê County[2][3][4][5] or Gaize County (Шаблон:Zh)[6] is a county located in Ngari Prefecture in the northwest of the Tibet Autonomous Region, China, bordering Xinjiang to the north.[7]
Name
Gêrzê is the Tibetan word for a special type of local-style dwelling built on the peak of a mountain.[8]
History
The area was originally inhabited by nomadic tribes.[7]
In the aftermath of the annexation of Tibet by the People's Republic of China in the early 1950s, People's Liberation Army troops were stationed in Gêrzê.[9]
On May 3, 1960, the Gêrzê County Committee of the Chinese Communist Party was established. On October 1, 1960, the Gêrzê County government was established.[8][10][7][11]
At 2:01 AM on February 21, 2020, a 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck in Gêrzê County (epicenter: Шаблон:Coord).[12]
At 2:12 AM on March 10, 2020, a 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck in Gêrzê County (epicenter: Шаблон:Coord) followed by a 3.7 magnitude and a 3.4 magnitude aftershock. No casualties were reported.[13]
On May 8, 2020, eight suspects were arrested and eighty-nine antelope skins were confiscated in connection with reported Tibetan antelope poaching in the county.[14]
Geography
Gêrzê County is bordered to the north by Keriya County (Yutian) in Hotan Prefecture (Hetian), Xinjiang and to the west by Rutog County.[15] There are numerous lakes in Gêrzê County including Tong Tso. Thermal springs in Gêrzê County include Lugu[4] (70 °C; Шаблон:Coord; altitude Шаблон:Convert), Nagezhong (60 °C; Шаблон:Coord; altitude Шаблон:Convert) and Yarlhaingari (60 °C; Шаблон:Coord; altitude Шаблон:Convert).[16]
Climate
Gêrzê County has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSk), with strong dry-winter subarctic climate tendencies (Köppen: Dwc).
Administrative divisions
Gêrzê county is divided into 1 town and 6 townships:[11][17][10]
Demographics
Шаблон:Historical populations Шаблон:Asof, the residents of the county were Tibetan.[11] In 1999, the population of the county was 16,623.[18]
Economy
The main economic activity in Gêrzê County is animal husbandry[13] which includes the raising of yak, dzo, sheep, goats, and horses. The county also has wild yak, wild donkeys, wild sheep, bears and Tibetan antelope.[7]
Transportation
- Nagqu–Ngari Highway (Шаблон:Lang)[7]
Historical maps
Historical maps including Gêrzê:
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Map of the expeditions of Sven Hedin (1906-8) including the modern-day Gêrzê County area (RGS, early 20th century)
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Map including Gêrzê (labeled as Kai-tse) (DMA, 1975)
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Map including Gêrzê (Kai-tse) (DMA, 1980)
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Map of the Gêrzê area (DMA, 1990)
See also
References
Шаблон:Reflist Шаблон:Commons category
Шаблон:County-level divisions of Tibet Шаблон:Ngari Prefecture
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- ↑ 4,0 4,1 4,2 4,3 Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Шаблон:GEOnet2, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ↑ Gaize Xian, geonames.org, retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ↑ 7,0 7,1 7,2 7,3 7,4 Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ 8,0 8,1 Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег
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- ↑ 10,0 10,1 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 11,0 11,1 11,2 Шаблон:Cite web
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- ↑ 13,0 13,1 Шаблон:Cite web
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