Razi County, Shigatse City, Tibet Autonomous Region

Razi County Razi county is located in the southwest of Tibet Autonomous Region of the people's Republic of China, the middle of Shigatse City, and the westernmost of Nyainqentanglha mountain. It is between 87 ° 24 ′ - 88 ° 21 ′ E and 28 ° 47 ′ - 29 ° 37 ′ n. Sakya County in the East, Dingri County in the southwest, ANGREN County in the West and Xietongmen County in the north.

The county government is 150 km away from Shigatse City in the East and 276 km away from Lhasa via Shigatse. The county is about 69 kilometers long from east to west and 98 kilometers wide from north to south, with a total area of 4505 square kilometers. Lazi County governs 9 townships and 2 towns (105 natural villages), with a total population of 52616 (2011).

On December 7, 2016, Razi county was listed as the third batch of national new urbanization comprehensive pilot areas. On January 9, 2019, with the help of Lazi Duihe, it was selected into the list of "hometown of Chinese folk culture and art" from 2018 to 2020.

On December 9, 2019, after the study of the people's Government of Tibet Autonomous Region, Lazi county was approved to withdraw from poverty-stricken counties (districts).

Historical evolution

Razi, in Tibetan, means "the top of Shenshan mountain, the Golden Summit where the light shines first". before and after the establishment of the Tubo Dynasty, Razi was divided into tribes. During the period of Sakya local government, there were thousands and hundreds of households here. The subsequent local governments in Tibet, such as pamozhuba, zangbadisi and gaxia government, set up two sects of Razi and Pengcuolin, and four sikas of Liu, XIGA, zhaxigang and ruozuo. In 1713, the Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty was under the management of zhashlunbulazhang. In December 1959, the people's Government of Razi county was established by merging the two streams, which was under the jurisdiction of Shigatse. In July 1968, the county government moved from Razi town to Quxia town. in July 2014, Shigatse was set up as a city, and Razi county belongs to Shigatse City.

administrative division

As of 2014, Lazi county has jurisdiction over 2 towns and 9 townships (including Bannong and Banmu townships): Lazi town and Quxia town; chawu Township, YUNPU Township, zhaxigang Township, Xiqin Township, zhaxizong Township, RESA Township, Liu Township, quma Township and Pengcuolin township. There are 105 villages (including 10 pure animal husbandry villages). There are 482 residents living in natural villages and more than 20 Nomadic Settlements in the county. The county people's government is located in Quxia town. geographical environment

Location: Razi county is located in the southwest of Tibet Autonomous Region, in the west of Nyainqentanglha, between 87 ° 24 ′ - 88 ° 22 ′ E and 28 ° 47 ′ - 29 ° 37 ′ n, connecting Sakya County in the East, Dingri County in the southwest, ANGREN County in the West and Xietongmen County in the north. Razi county has a long history, open territory and convenient transportation. It is a necessary fortress for the seven counties in the west of Shigatse City. National Highway 318 (China Nepal) runs through the south of Razi, and national highway 219 (Razi Xinjiang Yecheng) starts from chawu Township under the jurisdiction of the county and connects with national highway 318. To the northwest, it can pass Ali to Xinjiang Yecheng. The two national highways are in the county The total length is 122 km. Xiazhen, located in the county, is 150 kilometers away from Shigatse City in the East, 430 kilometers away from Lhasa via Shigatse, and 370 kilometers away from Zhangmu port in the southwest. It is one of the major counties in the west of Shigatse.

Climate and environment

Under the influence of many factors, such as peculiar and diverse topography, landform and upper air circulation, the climate characteristics of strong sunshine, low temperature, large temperature difference, concentrated rain, obvious dry and wet, less rain and more snow in winter and spring are formed. The five-year climate can be divided into winter half year, summer half year, winter not too cold, summer not too hot, daily change day, annual change little, spring and autumn temperature rise and fall slowly, rain and hot season, dry and dry season, winter and spring dry and windy, the annual average temperature is 7.0 ℃. The absolute maximum temperature is 28.2 ℃, and the extreme minimum temperature is - 25.1 ℃. Due to the strange and changeable plateau, the climate and rainfall are extremely unstable. In 1980, the precipitation was the most, up to 355.1 mm. In 1982, the precipitation was the least, with a history of 122.9 mm. 90% of the annual precipitation was concentrated from June to September. The average annual precipitation days were 70 days, and the daily maximum precipitation was 36.5 mm. It was very dry in winter and spring, and there was no rainfall and snow. The most wind direction throughout the year was southerly wind, mostly concentrated From October of that year to the middle of April of the next year, the annual average wind speed was 3.1m/s, and the maximum wind speed was 20m / s. due to the high sunshine hours, windy and windy, less precipitation, the climate was extremely dry, and the relative temperature was only 40%, while the air temperature was only 14%. the common natural disasters include drought, frost, hail, insect, flood and so on. In addition, there are rare and serious natural disasters such as earthquake and debris flow. Drought is the most harmful natural disaster. The late rainy season affects timely sowing and seedling growth, resulting in grain and oil production reduction and farmers' income reduction. Hail and frost have caused serious damage to crops. The average annual area affected by hail and frost is about 23000 mu, and the loss of grain and oil is 3-5 million jin. The most serious threat to animal husbandry production is spring snow disaster and freezing cold.

natural resources

land resource

As of 2014, the total land area of Razi county is 4382.6 square kilometers. The total area of grassland is 299500 hectares, the total area of cultivated land is 7840 hectares (including 61.6% irrigated land and 38.4% irrigated land), the per capita cultivated land in rural areas is 2.63 mu (0.18 hectares), and the total area of grassland is 449.2 square mu. land use in Lazi county is divided into cultivated land, forest land, grassland, residential land, traffic land, water area land and uncultivated land. The cultivated land is concentrated in the alluvial plain and flood alluvial inclined plain of Yarlung Zangbo River, duoxiong Zangbo River, Sakya River, Mangga River and requ River Valley. The cultivated land is flat and the river is easy to be used for irrigation. Lazi county is rich in land resources. During the period of people's commune in the 1960s and 1970s, a large area of wasteland was reclaimed. In addition to the cultivated land, the rest of the land has great potential for development, improvement and transformation, and the land is relatively concentrated. The terrain is relatively flat, and the soil texture is good, which is convenient for development and utilization. The "three suitable" (suitable for agriculture, forestry and animal husbandry) land area of the whole county is 6186.67 hectares, of which 2286.67-4580 hectares can be developed for agriculture, and 1606.67 hectares can be developed for forestry and animal husbandry. mineral resources

The known mineral resources in the county include tin, Ming, iron, gold, copper, pearls, sand, etc. these minerals are mainly distributed along the Sino Nepal highway and near the town of Razi, but due to the mineral landscape, the grade has not been proved, so it can not be mined.

Animal resources

Rare animal resources in Lazi County include: grey necked Crane, Swertia, otter, rock sheep, yellow sheep, black necked Crane, snow chicken, wild duck, wild donkey, sheep neighbor, fox, swan, etc., especially the neck crane is extremely precious, which is a national first-class protected animal. There are more than 300 animals living and breeding in the county every year. Some wild animals such as Swertia and black necked Crane have certain scientific research and development value Value.

plant resources

There are mainly Tibetan green poplar, Tibetan red willow, sand thorn, silver poplar, elm, cypress, thorn wood and so on. According to statistics, there are more than 300 apple trees, more than 1000 peach trees and 10 walnut trees in the county. In addition, there are a few Rhodiola, Saussurea and other herbal tonic products.

water resource

Razi county belongs to the Yarlung Zangbo River Basin. The river passes through the north of Razi county from southwest to north, with a length of 114 km, forming the distribution of rivers in Razi county with many tributaries on both sides. There are 155 large and small rivers in the county, with a total length of about 4580 km. Among them, the larger rivers are Mangga River, Reza River, Sakya River, Yalu Zangbo River and duoxiong Zangbo River. There are nine large and small lakes in the territory, of which laguishan niangding lake has the largest area, with a water area of 2 square kilometers. There are snow mountains in the county, covering an area of 13 square kilometers. The total annual runoff of rivers and rivers in the county is about 9.75 billion cubic meters, and the total water energy reserve is about 200000 kilowatts.

Population nationality

population

According to the data of the fifth census in 2000, Lazi county has jurisdiction over two towns and nine townships. The total population is 45895. The ratio of male to female was 1:1.01, and the ratio of urban to rural population was 1:7.92. population of each township: 5166 in Quxia Town, 5416 in Razi Town, 3393 in chawu Township, 3104 in mangpu Township, 6153 in zhaxigang Township, 5717 in Xiqin Township, 2604 in zhaxizong Township, 3304 in Reza Township, 3362 in Liuxiang Township, 4155 in quma Township, and 3521 in Pengcuolin township. as of 2011, the total population was 52616, including 2520 urban residents and 50096 farmers and herdsmen.

nation

Razi county is basically a single ethnic Tibetan settlement. Among the permanent residents, the Han population is all in Tibet. The ratio of Tibetan to Han population is 1:0.0015.

Economic overview

overview

Razi county has always been one of the granaries in the post Tibet region of Tibet. Since 1980, the production of agriculture and animal husbandry has been developing steadily. It is one of the ten key commodity grain basic counties in Tibet Autonomous Region, and one of the eighteen counties in the comprehensive development of the central basin of "one river, two rivers". It is the combination of agriculture and animal husbandry in Western Tibet Autonomous Region. During the 12th Five Year Plan period, the county-level GDP reached 1.166 billion yuan, with an average annual growth rate of 22.6%; the per capita GDP reached 20218 yuan, with an average annual growth rate of 19.6%; the local general budget revenue reached 14.44 million yuan, with an average annual growth rate of 13.3%; the per capita net income of farmers and herdsmen reached 7260 yuan, with an average annual growth rate of 14.5%; the whole society's fixed asset investment strive to achieve 1.93 billion yuan, with an average annual growth rate of 13.3%

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