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Tingri County (; p=Dìngrì Xiàn) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Shigatse in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.
The county comprises the upper valley of the Bum-chu or Arun River, with the valleys of its tributaries, the valleys of the Rongshar Tsangpo and the Lapchi Gang Tsanpo which flow south into Nepal. It is bordered on the south by the main range of the Himalayas, including Mount Everest (Tib. Jomolangma), Makalu and Cho Oyu. The present county administration is located at Shelkar, about east of Tingri (town). Footprint Tibet Handbook with Bhutan, p. 296. 2nd edition (1999). Gyume Dorje. Footprint Handbooks, Bath, England. .
Tingri is one of the four counties (the other three being Dinjie, Nyalam County, and Gyirong County) that comprise the Qomolangma National Nature Preserve,Department of Forestry, Government of the Tibet Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China, Report on Protected Lands in the Tibet Autonomous Region Lhasa: Tibet Autonomous Region Government Publishing House, 2006 a protected area spanning 3.381 million hectares.
In 1960, Dingri County was established, and in June of that year, a local county government was established. The county headquarters were originally established in Shelkar, but were moved to Gangga in August. In July 1968, the local government moved back to Shelkar, where it remains today.
In 1992, the county was added to the Qomolangma National Nature Preserve.
On 7 January 2025 at 09:05 CST (UTC+8), an earthquake measuring or struck Tingri County. Several villages experienced near-total destruction and at least 126 people died and hundreds more were injured.
Tingri County is located at the northern foot of the middle section of the Himalayas, and at the northern foot of Mount Everest. The county's landscape is extremely mountainous, with an average altitude of more than above sea level, and the county seat situated at an altitude of above sea level. The world's highest peak, Mount Everest, and the world's sixth-highest mountain, Cho Oyu, are located in the county.
The Arun River flows eastward out of the country.
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| Shelkar | 协格尔镇 | |||||
| Gangga | 岗嘎镇 | |||||
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| 扎西宗乡 | ||||||
| 绒辖乡 | ||||||
| 曲当乡 | ||||||
| Cogo Township | 措果乡 | |||||
| Qulho Township | 曲洛乡 | |||||
| Chamco Township | 长所乡 | |||||
| 尼辖乡 | ||||||
| 扎果乡 | ||||||
| 克玛乡 | ||||||
| 盆吉乡 | ||||||
| Gyaco Township | 加措乡 | |||||
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