Yadong County
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Yadong County |
| other_name | Dromo, Tromo, Chomo |
| native_name | |
| settlement_type | County |
| total_type | |
| image_map | Location of Yadong within Xizang (China).png |
| map_caption | Location of Yadong County (red) within Shigatse City (yellow) and the Tibet Autonomous Region |
| pushpin_map | Tibet#China |
| pushpin_label | Yadong |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location of the seat in Tibet |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | China |
| subdivision_type1 | Autonomous region |
| subdivision_name1 | Tibet |
| subdivision_type2 | Prefecture-level city |
| subdivision_name2 | Shigatse |
| seat_type | County seat |
| seat | Shasima (Yatung) |
| area_total_km2 | 4,240.14 |
| population_as_of | 2020 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 15449 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone | China Standard |
| utc_offset | +8 |
| coor_pinpoint | Yadong County government |
| coordinates | |
| website | |
| :: |
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Yadong County (), also known by its Tibetan name Dromo/Tromo County () BDRCཨང་། (G2172), Buddhist Tibetan Resource Centre, retrieved 25 March 2021. is a frontier county and trade-market of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, part of its Shigatse Prefecture.
Yadong County is coextensive with the Chumbi valley that extends south into the Himalayas between Sikkim and Bhutan. It shares boundaries with both India and Bhutan. It covers about 4,306 square kilometers with a population of 10,000. Its headquarters is Yatung (also called Shasima).
Geography
Main article: Chumbi Valley
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The Yadong County mainly consists of the Chumbi Valley, called Dromo/Tromo in Tibetan. The valley is bordered by Dongkya Range in the west and Massong-Chungdung range in the east. (See map.) Two rivers Khambu Machu and Tromo Chu arise within the valley and join at the town of Yatung. The joint river is known in English by its Bhutanese name Amo Chu. (Tibetans continue to call it Khambu Machu.)
The town of Yatung (also called Shasima), is the headquarters of the county. It is close to the borders of both the Indian state of Sikkim and also Bhutan. In 1986, it was reported to have had a hotel, a guest house, some government offices and army barracks. Yadong is connected to the Indian state of Sikkim via the Nathu La pass.
Local specialities include Dromo fish and barley wine while the main tourist sites are Donggar Monastery, Kagyu Monastery and Khangbu Hotspring.
As part of the China Western Development strategy, the Chinese government planned to extend the Qinghai–Tibet Railway from Lhasa to Yatung.
History
According to the Convention of Calcutta of 1890–94 signed by Great Britain and Qing dynasty China, the market at Old Yatung was opened to India in the valley coming down from the Jelep La pass. At that time there was a wall-like structure across the valley's stream extending part way up each side of the valley thus blocking the road to the interior of the county. This was a demarcation line that the British subjects were forbidden to cross. It was manned by 20 Tibetan soldiers under a sergeant along with three Chinese officials. The construction of the wall was reported to be one of the reasons that led to the British expedition to Tibet in 1904. According to the resulting Convention of Lhasa, a British trade-agent was to be stationed at "Yatung". The British picked the location of the present Yatung town for the trade agency. (Two more trade agencies were also located at Gyantse and Gartok as part of the same Convention.)
Administrative divisions
Yadong County administers the following two towns and five townships:
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| Name | Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Tibetan | Wylie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Towns | ||||
| Shasima Town | ||||
| (Yatung) | 下司马镇 | zh | bo | |
| Phari Town | 帕里镇 | zh | bo | |
| Townships | ||||
| Dromomey Township | ||||
| (Xiayadong, Xia Yadong, Lower Yadong) | 下亚东乡 | zh | bo | |
| Dromotod Township | ||||
| (Shangyadong, Shang Yadong, Upper Yadong) | 上亚东乡 | zh | bo | |
| Khambu Township | 康布乡 | zh | bo | |
| Tuna Township | 堆纳乡 | zh | bo | |
| Jiru Township | 吉汝乡 | zh | bo | |
| :: |
Climate
|metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Yadong, elevation 2985 m |Jan high C = 7.8 |Feb high C = 8.8 |Mar high C = 12.1 |Apr high C = 15.0 |May high C = 17.2 |Jun high C = 18.2 |Jul high C = 19.3 |Aug high C = 18.8 |Sep high C = 17.7 |Oct high C = 15.6 |Nov high C = 11.6 |Dec high C = 8.8 | year high C = |Jan mean C = 0.0 |Feb mean C = 1.3 |Mar mean C = 4.4 |Apr mean C = 8.0 |May mean C = 11.1 |Jun mean C = 13.6 |Jul mean C = 15.0 |Aug mean C = 14.3 |Sep mean C = 13.0 |Oct mean C = 8.8 |Nov mean C = 4.1 |Dec mean C = 1.1 | year mean C = |Jan low C = -7.9 |Feb low C = -6.1 |Mar low C = -3.3 |Apr low C = 1.1 |May low C = 5.0 |Jun low C = 8.8 |Jul low C = 10.6 |Aug low C = 10.0 |Sep low C = 8.3 |Oct low C = 2.2 |Nov low C = -3.3 |Dec low C = -6.7 | year low C = |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 15.0 |Feb precipitation mm = 48.0 |Mar precipitation mm = 63.0 |Apr precipitation mm = 99.0 |May precipitation mm = 107.0 |Jun precipitation mm = 119.0 |Jul precipitation mm = 130.0 |Aug precipitation mm = 117.0 |Sep precipitation mm = 102.0 |Oct precipitation mm = 53.0 |Nov precipitation mm = 18.0 |Dec precipitation mm = 5.0 |year precipitation mm = | source 1 = FAO{{cite web | url = https://www.fao.org/land-water/land/land-governance/land-resources-planning-toolbox/category/details/fr/c/1028000/ | title = World-wide Agroclimatic Data of FAO (FAOCLIM) | publisher= Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations | access-date = 28 October 2024}}
References
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- Croddy, E.. (2022). "China's Provinces and Populations: A Chronological and Geographical Survey". Springer International Publishing.
- Buckley, Michael and Strauss, Robert. ''Tibet: a travel survival kit'', p. 163. (1986) Lonely Planet Publications, Victoria, Australia. {{ISBN. 0-908086-88-1.
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- Sandberg, Graham. (1901). "An Itinerary of the Route from Sikkim to Lhasa". Baptist Mission Press.
- {{EB1911
- (2020). "". link. [[National Bureau of Statistics of China]]
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