Shuanghu County


Shuanghu County, also transliterated from Tibetan as Co Nyi County, is a county under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Nagqu, in the northernmost part of the Tibet Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. It was formed in 2012, combining the territory of the former Shuanghu Special District with the eastern half of Nyima County. Much of the county is within the Changtang area.

Introduction

Shuanghu translates to "two lakes".
Shuanghu County is at very high elevation, mostly above 5,000 meters above sea level, and very sparsely populated.
The vast majority of its population practices nomadic pastoralism.
The climate is very rough, cold and dry. There is a weather station in Shuanghu, established in 1999, which on average measures negative temperatures throughout the year. The highest temperature on record is +2.3 °C, the lowest −62.4 °C.

Administrative divisions

The county comprises seven town-level divisions:
the administrative center at Cuozheluomazhen 措折罗玛镇, and the six townships
Xibdê 协德乡,
Yagqu 雅曲乡,
Garco 嘎措乡
Cozhêdangma 措折强玛乡,
Domar 多玛乡,
Parling 巴岭乡.
Purog Kangri Glacier, near Purog Kangri Peak has been reported as the world's largest "third largest glacier", at 422 km2 as of 2009, but reportedly melting at "an accelerated rate".