Sêrxü County
County in Sichuan, China
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::summary County in Sichuan, China ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Sêrxü County |
| native_name | 石渠县 · |
| other_name | Sershul, Dzachuka, Serxu, Shiqu |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| settlement_type | County |
| image_skyline | 穆日玛尼001.jpg |
| image_caption | "Muri Mani" stone sutra |
| image_map | Location of Sêrxü within Sichuan (China).png |
| map_caption | Location of Sêrxü County (red) within Garzê Prefecture (yellow) and Sichuan |
| pushpin_map | Sichuan#China |
| pushpin_label | Sêrxü |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location of the seat in Sichuan |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | China |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Sichuan |
| subdivision_type2 | Autonomous prefecture |
| subdivision_name2 | Garzê |
| seat_type | County seat |
| seat | Jugar (Niga) |
| area_total_km2 | 24944 |
| population_total | 103633 |
| population_as_of | 2020 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_footnotes | |
| timezone | China Standard |
| utc_offset | +8 |
| website | |
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Sêrxü County (; ), also known as Sershul, Dzachuka, Serxu, or Shiqu is a county of the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the northwest of Sichuan Province, China, bordering Qinghai to the west and the Tibet Autonomous Region to the southwest.
Geography
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Sêrxü (sershul) County is situated at the northwest corner of Sichuan province, and is also the westernmost county-level division of the province. Its area is approximately km2, mainly covered by grasslands. The average elevation is 4,200 m above sea level.
The area is predominantly covered by grasslands used for nomadic herding. The population is around 68,000, 96% of whom are ethnic Tibetan.
By the end of 1997, there was an estimated livestock population of 581,470. These were mainly yaks, sheep, goats, and horses, but there was a small number of pigs. The human population of Shiqu County was approximately 63,400, 96.8% of which were ethnic Tibetans. There were 49,100 herdsmen, representing 77.6% of the population.
Sershul District villages include: Ariksar, Bumser, Changma, Dezhongma, Dzagyel, Geming, Gotsa, Junyung, Jowo, Kabshi, Kilung, Kyewu, Sershul Gompa, Serxu Dzong, Shaksa, Tromsa Genma, Tseboum Soumdo, Tsemkhog, Ombo and Wathul.
Sershul District has several monasteries, including: Ju Mohar, Sershul Monastery, Bumser Gonpo, Ariksar, Dzagyel, Changma, Trikar, Kabshi and Jowo; and the Gsumge Mani Stone Castle, a religious complex built out of mani stone tablets.
Administrative divisions
Sêrxü County is divided into 7 towns and 14 townships:
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| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Tibetan | Wylie | Administrative division code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Towns | |||||
| Jugar Town | |||||
| (Niga) | 尼呷镇 | zh | bo | 513332100 | |
| Loqug Town | |||||
| (Loqung) | 洛须镇 | zh | bo | 513332101 | |
| Sêrxü Town | |||||
| (Sênxü, Sexu) | 色须镇 | zh | bo | 513332102 | |
| Qagca Town | |||||
| (Xiazha) | 虾扎镇 | zh | bo | 513332103 | |
| Woinbo Town | |||||
| (Wenbo) | 温波镇 | zh | bo | 513332104 | |
| Bumnying Town | |||||
| (Mengyi) | 蒙宜镇 | zh | bo | 513332105 | |
| Arigza Town | |||||
| (Arizha) | 阿日扎镇 | zh | bo | 513332106 | |
| Townships | |||||
| Zênda Township | |||||
| (Zhenda) | 真达乡 | zh | bo | 513332200 | |
| Pênda Township | |||||
| (Benda) | 奔达乡 | zh | bo | 513332201 | |
| Zhêngko Township | |||||
| (Zhengke) | 正科乡 | zh | bo | 513332202 | |
| Dêxungma Township | |||||
| (De'ongma, Derongma) | 德荣马乡 | zh | bo | 513332204 | |
| Chomsagabma Township | |||||
| (Changshagongma) | 长沙贡马乡 | zh | bo | 513332206 | |
| Gaxi Township | |||||
| (Gayi) | 呷衣乡 | zh | bo | 513332207 | |
| Gêmang Township | |||||
| (Gemeng) | 格孟乡 | zh | bo | 513332208 | |
| Xinrung Township | |||||
| (Xinrong) | 新荣乡 | zh | bo | 513332210 | |
| Ju'nying Township | |||||
| (Yiniu) | 宜牛乡 | zh | bo | 513332211 | |
| Kyiu Township | |||||
| (Kyewu, Qiwu) | 起坞乡 | zh | bo | 513332213 | |
| Choxükongma Township | |||||
| (Changxugongma) | 长须贡马乡 | zh | bo | 513332215 | |
| Chomzagabma Township | |||||
| (Chomsakongma, Changshaganma) | 长沙干马乡 | zh | bo | 513332216 | |
| Choxügabma Township | |||||
| (Changxuganma) | 长须干马乡 | zh | bo | 513332217 | |
| Waxü Township | |||||
| (Waxu) | 瓦须乡 | zh | bo | 513332219 | |
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Demographics
The population of the district was inhabitants in 1999.
There are about nomads in the district, or 77.6% of the population.
Climate
Sêrxü County has an alpine climate (Köppen ETH) with short, mild and rainy summers, frigid and dry winters and a large diurnal temperature range in all seasons. Mean minima are below freezing for eight months of the year and frosts occur even in summer, whilst at the depth of winter mean minima approach −20 C and can reach −30 C. |metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Sêrxü, elevation 4200 m, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) |Jan high C = -2.4 |Feb high C = 0.0 |Mar high C = 3.3 |Apr high C = 7.2 |May high C = 11.0 |Jun high C = 14.0 |Jul high C = 16.0 |Aug high C = 15.9 |Sep high C = 13.3 |Oct high C = 7.4 |Nov high C = 2.4 |Dec high C = -1.0 |year high C = 7.3 |Jan mean C = -11.5 |Feb mean C = -8.3 |Mar mean C = -4.3 |Apr mean C = 0.0 |May mean C = 3.9 |Jun mean C = 7.4 |Jul mean C = 9.3 |Aug mean C = 8.7 |Sep mean C = 5.9 |Oct mean C = 0.0 |Nov mean C = -6.2 |Dec mean C = -10.5 |year mean C = -0.5 |Jan low C = -19.4 |Feb low C = -15.7 |Mar low C = -10.8 |Apr low C = -5.8 |May low C = -1.8 |Jun low C = 2.4 |Jul low C = 3.8 |Aug low C = 2.8 |Sep low C = 0.6 |Oct low C = -5.2 |Nov low C = -13.0 |Dec low C = -18.5 |year low C = -6.7 |Jan record high C = 12.1 |Jan record low C = -37.2 |Feb record high C = 10.2 |Feb record low C = -31.8 |Mar record high C = 14.8 |Mar record low C = -27.5 |Apr record high C = 17.5 |Apr record low C = -15.9 |May record high C = 20.7 |May record low C = -11.2 |Jun record high C = 23.1 |Jun record low C = -6.0 |Jul record high C = 23.5 |Jul record low C = -4.1 |Aug record high C = 22.6 |Aug record low C = -7.9 |Sep record high C = 21.7 |Sep record low C = -10.0 |Oct record high C = 19.1 |Oct record low C = -20.3 |Nov record high C = 12.5 |Nov record low C = -30.3 |Dec record high C = 10.0 |Dec record low C = -37.8 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 7.5 |Feb precipitation mm = 10.0 |Mar precipitation mm = 16.7 |Apr precipitation mm = 28.8 |May precipitation mm = 62.0 |Jun precipitation mm = 108.6 |Jul precipitation mm = 118.3 |Aug precipitation mm = 92.1 |Sep precipitation mm = 92.6 |Oct precipitation mm = 46.4 |Nov precipitation mm = 6.9 |Dec precipitation mm = 4.0 |Jan humidity = 45 |Feb humidity = 45 |Mar humidity = 48 |Apr humidity = 55 |May humidity = 62 |Jun humidity = 68 |Jul humidity = 68 |Aug humidity = 69 |Sep humidity = 71 |Oct humidity = 67 |Nov humidity = 53 |Dec humidity = 46 |unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm |Jan precipitation days = 6.7 |Feb precipitation days = 7.9 |Mar precipitation days = 12.5 |Apr precipitation days = 15.4 |May precipitation days = 20.3 |Jun precipitation days = 23.8 |Jul precipitation days = 20.8 |Aug precipitation days = 18.5 |Sep precipitation days = 20.8 |Oct precipitation days = 16.0 |Nov precipitation days = 6.5 |Dec precipitation days = 4.8 |year precipitation days = |Jan sun = 205.0 |Feb sun = 188.2 |Mar sun = 203.9 |Apr sun = 207.1 |May sun = 199.9 |Jun sun = 170.6 |Jul sun = 191.6 |Aug sun = 190.2 |Sep sun = 177.1 |Oct sun = 188.4 |Nov sun = 210.2 |Dec sun = 211.4 |year sun = | Jan percentsun = 64 | Feb percentsun = 60 | Mar percentsun = 55 | Apr percentsun = 53 | May percentsun = 46 | Jun percentsun = 40 | Jul percentsun = 44 | Aug percentsun = 47 | Sep percentsun = 48 | Oct percentsun = 54 | Nov percentsun = 68 | Dec percentsun = 68 | year percentsun = |Jan snow days = 8.9 |Feb snow days = 11.5 |Mar snow days = 15.9 |Apr snow days = 19.5 |May snow days = 19.4 |Jun snow days = 5.8 |Jul snow days = 1.2 |Aug snow days = 1.1 |Sep snow days = 7.8 |Oct snow days = 18.3 |Nov snow days = 9.2 |Dec snow days = 7.2 |year snow days = |source 1 = China Meteorological Administration
References
References
- (2021-06-04). "甘孜州第七次全国人口普查公报（第二号）". Government of Garzê Prefecture.
- {{in lang. en National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, ''in'' [http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~chgis/work/downloads/faqs/1999_pop_faq.html China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS]
- link. [[China Meteorological Administration]]
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