Biru County

 ( Counties Of Tibet ) 

Biru County (; s=比如县) is the most populated county within Nagqu of the Tibet Autonomous Region, China. The name means "female yak". Either of the following pronunciations can be considered correct in Standard Tibetan: bìru ~ pìru (conventionally written Biru in English) or ɖìru ~ ʈìru (conventionally Driru).

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Geography Biru lies in the southwest part of the former province of Kham. To its east is Chamdo and to its west Nagchu. Biru is located on the Gyalmo Ngulchu River (upper part of Salween River). Diru is bordered by Sog County to the northwest and the extreme east of Banbar County་, is also surrounded by Lhari County to the south, and extreme north to the Nagchu county.

Sepu Kangri is located in the county.

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Administrative divisions Biru county contains the following 2 towns and 8 townships:

Towns
Biru Town	比如镇
Shachu Town	夏曲镇
Townships
Benkar Township	白嘎乡
Dawatang (Dawatang)	达塘乡
Qagzê Township	恰则乡
Zala Township	扎拉乡
Yangshok Township	羊秀乡
Shamchu Township	香曲乡
Lenchu Township	良曲乡
Tsachu Township	茶曲乡

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Demographics At the 2009 PRC census, the county's population was 60,179, of whom:

Tibetan people	59,824	99.21%
Han Chinese	313	0.69%
Bai people	11	0.02%
Uyghur people	9	0.02%
Others	22	0.05%

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