Lhorong County

 ( Counties Of Tibet ) 

Lhorong County (, s=洛隆县) is a county of Chamdo in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China. The county covers an area of and has a population of around 40,000 as of 2003. The word Lhorong means "valley in the south" or "river in the south" in Tibetan.

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Geography and climate Lhorong County is located in the northeast of the Tibet Autonomous Region, in the eastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and contains some of the Nu River (Salween River). The Nu River flows through Tibet into Gongshan Dulong and Nu Autonomous County of Yunnan Province. It later flows through Lushui County and into Myanmar, eventually into the Indian Ocean. Lhorong County lies to the south-west of the Qamdo Prefecture. Banbar County lies to the northwest, Baxoi County lies across the river to the east, Banbar County to the west, Dêngqên County to the north, and Riwoqê County to the northeast. From east to west the county is 127 kilometers and from north to south the greatest distance of is 105 kilometres. A county has a total area of 8048.4 square kikometres. The total population is around 36,000 people (1999), with estimates in 2003 being around 40,000. Other rivers of Lhorong County include the Jalan Song, Maqu, and the Zhuoma Lang. The county also contains numerous small lakes which the locals compare to 21 fairies.

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Not untypically for the "river region" of Tibet, the county has a dry-winter humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb), bordering on a cool semi-arid climate ( BSk). The average annual temperature is , the midsummer (July) average , and the midwinter (January) mean . The country experiences 2,500 hours of sunshine annually on average, with a frost-free period of 120 days or so. The annual average rainfall is .

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Subdivisions Lhorong County contains 4 towns and 7 townships.

Towns
Lhorong Town (Lhorong)	孜托镇
Xobando	硕督镇
Khangsar Town	康沙镇
Marri Town	马利镇
Townships
Dakrong Township	达龙乡
Shingrong Township	新荣乡
Pedak Township	白达乡
Yülzhi Township	玉西乡
Nagchok Township	腊久乡
Ngülshö Township	俄西乡
Kungye Sumdo Township	中亦乡

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External links

• Official site
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