Gar County
Gar County (Tibetan: སྒར་རྫོང་།, Wylie: sgar rdzong, ZYPY: Gar Zong; simplified Chinese: 噶尔县; traditional Chinese: 噶爾縣; pinyin: Gá'ěr Xiàn), also spelled as Gaer County,[1] is a district (county) in the Ngari Prefecture[2] of the western Tibet Autonomous Region of China. The main town is Shiquanhe, once known as the city of "Gar" and often known as "Ali" in English.[3]
Gar County
噶尔县 • སྒར་རྫོང་། Gartok | |
|---|---|
 PLA emblem on the hill near Shiquanhe | |
.png.webp) Location of Gar County within Tibet Autonomous Region | |
| Coordinates (Gar County government): 32°29′32″N 80°05′48″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Autonomous region | Tibet |
| Prefecture | Ngari Prefecture |
| Seat | Shiquanhe (Gar) |
Geography
Main rivers in the county include Sênggê Zangbo and Gar Zangbo.
| Climate data for Shiquanhe (1981–2010 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 6.4 (43.5) |
9.5 (49.1) |
14.5 (58.1) |
15.7 (60.3) |
20.5 (68.9) |
25.2 (77.4) |
32.1 (89.8) |
26.4 (79.5) |
23.7 (74.7) |
16.7 (62.1) |
12.7 (54.9) |
7.1 (44.8) |
32.1 (89.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −4.1 (24.6) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
2.3 (36.1) |
7.4 (45.3) |
12.6 (54.7) |
18.1 (64.6) |
21.5 (70.7) |
20.5 (68.9) |
16.3 (61.3) |
8.2 (46.8) |
2.9 (37.2) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
8.5 (47.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −12.0 (10.4) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
0.1 (32.2) |
5.1 (41.2) |
10.7 (51.3) |
14.4 (57.9) |
13.8 (56.8) |
9.3 (48.7) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
−10.1 (13.8) |
1.0 (33.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −19.7 (−3.5) |
−16.9 (1.6) |
−12.6 (9.3) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
3.1 (37.6) |
7.7 (45.9) |
7.5 (45.5) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−14.8 (5.4) |
−18.2 (−0.8) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −36.6 (−33.9) |
−30.2 (−22.4) |
−25.3 (−13.5) |
−17.9 (−0.2) |
−11.2 (11.8) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−17.0 (1.4) |
−23.5 (−10.3) |
−32.9 (−27.2) |
−36.6 (−33.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.6 (0.06) |
1.2 (0.05) |
1.4 (0.06) |
1.3 (0.05) |
2.9 (0.11) |
3.7 (0.15) |
21.4 (0.84) |
23.8 (0.94) |
5.7 (0.22) |
2.0 (0.08) |
0.3 (0.01) |
1.1 (0.04) |
66.4 (2.61) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 36 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 39 | 43 | 36 | 27 | 24 | 31 | 33 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
Transport
References
- China's National Population in the 2000 Census. Publishing House of Minority Nationalities. 2003. ISBN 978-7-105-05425-1.
- "Scenery of Burang County in Ngari Prefecture, Tibet". Xinhua News Agency. 2020-12-08.
- Buckley, M. (2012). Tibet. Bradt Guides. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 334. ISBN 978-1-84162-382-5.
- 中国气象数据网 - WeatherBk Data (in Chinese (China)). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
- "55228: Shiquanhe (China)". ogimet.com. OGIMET. 27 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
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