Nyalam County, Xigaze City, Tibet Autonomous Region

Nyalam County Nyalam county belongs to Xigaze city of Tibet Autonomous Region. Between Himalayas and Laguigangri mountain, it connects Dingri County, ANGREN County, Saga county and Jilong County in the East, North and West, and adjoins the kingdom of Nepal in the south. It covers an area of 8684.39 square kilometers.

In 2005, the county's GDP reached 178.1 million yuan, and the per capita GDP reached 11657 yuan.

By the end of 2005, the total population of Nyalam county was 15000, including Han, Hui, Tibetan and other ethnic minorities. Nyalam county has gold, gem, lead, coal and other mineral resources.

On September 25, 2018, it won the honorary title of "2018 e-commerce into rural comprehensive demonstration county" of the Ministry of Commerce.

In 2017, Nyalam County withdrew from poverty-stricken counties (districts).

Evolution of organizational system

Nyalam means "the road to hell" in Chinese. In the Yuan Dynasty, the administrative areas of China were under the jurisdiction of the central government. In 1276, it was an administrative region of Ali. Wanli 46 years (1618), officially under the jurisdiction of the local government of Wusi Tibet. In 1751, the Qing government abolished the Tibetan king system in Tibet, established the local gaxia government, and established the Nyalam sect, which was under the jurisdiction of Ali. In 1959, the Tibet Working Committee decided to abolish the old government. in 1960, the county was officially established and put under the jurisdiction of Shigatse. on June 26, 2014, Shigatse was established as a city, and Nyalam county belongs to Shigatse City.

administrative division

As of 2013, Nyalam county has jurisdiction over 2 towns and 5 townships: Nyalam Town, Zhangmu Town, Yalai Township, suozuo Township, nailong Township, menbu Township and Bolong township.

geographical environment

Nyalam county belongs to Xigaze City, Tibet Autonomous Region, which is located between 85 ° 27 ′ - 86 ° 37 ′ E and 27 ° 55 ′ - 29 ° 08 ′ n. Between the Himalayas and the Laguigangri mountains, it connects Dingri County, ANGREN County, Saga county and Jilong County in the East, North and West, and adjoins the kingdom of Nepal in the south, covering an area of 8684.39 square kilometers.

topographic features

Nyalam county is located in the Himalayan mountains. From south to north, it can be divided into five geomorphic types: alpine gorge area at the southern foot of the Himalayan mountains; lake basin area of peizhechou plateau in the Himalayan mountains; valley area of Suo fault depression; Laguigangri mountain area. It belongs to Mt. Everest nature reserve, with two core reserves of xuebugang and Xifeng. The lowest point is border pillar 54 on the border between China and Nepal, with an altitude of 1433 meters; the highest point is the 14th highest peak in the world, mount hisha Bama, with an altitude of 8012 meters.

climate

Nyalam county is bounded by the main ridge line of the Himalayas, and can be divided into two climatic types, North and south. The climate characteristics of Zhangmu town in Southern District are high temperature, heavy rainfall, average annual temperature between 10-20 ° C, precipitation between 2000-2500 mm, frost free period about 250 days. The climate of the North District is: high cold, drought and little rain, the average annual temperature is 3.50c, and the precipitation from the county seat to Yalai township is 1100mm. The precipitation in 4 townships to the north of tongla mountain ranges from 200 mm to 300 mm, and the frost free period in the north is 113 days.

hydrology

The main rivers in Nyalam county are Boqu River and pengqu river. The main tributaries in the county are menqu River and zangla river. Boqu river flows around the county, through Zhangmu to Nepal and into the Indian Ocean.

natural resources

water resource

There are many rivers, glaciers and lakes in Nyalam County, which are rich in water resources. The main rivers are Boqu River and pengqu river. Pengqu river flows into Dingri county from west to East through some townships in the north, with a water area of 1.03 million mu.

plant resources

Nyalam county is rich in plant resources, including a variety of medicinal plants, mainly rich in Cordyceps, Fritillaria, angelica, Saussurea and other 130 kinds of precious medicinal materials.

Animal resources

There are more than 100 species of roe deer, snow leopard, red panda, Tibetan snow chicken, yellow sheep, Tibetan wild donkey, etc.

mineral resources

As of 2008, Nyalam county has gold, gem, lead, coal and other mineral resources.

Population nationality

By the end of 2005, there were nearly 2300 households and 15000 people in Nyalam county. Among them, there are 12000 agricultural population, 13000 Tibetan population, and more than 900 Sherpas (not among China's 56 ethnic groups). the nationalities living in Nyalam county are Tibetan, Han, Hui, Tujia, Sherpa, Nepalese and kacha'er. Among them, the Tibetan population is 13000, accounting for 86.7% of the total population of the county.

Economic overview

comprehensive

In 2005, the county's GDP reached 178.1 million yuan, the per capita GDP reached 11657 yuan, the disposable income of urban residents reached 27708 yuan, and the per capita net income of farmers and herdsmen reached 2711 yuan.

primary industry

Nyalam county is a comprehensive County of agriculture, animal husbandry and forestry. The county has 18000 mu of arable land, 126900 mu of forest land and 7331400 mu of grassland. In 2005, the total output of grain and oil was 6.526 million kg. At the end of the year, the number of livestock on hand was 192800, the total output of meat was 1.3485 million kg, and the total output of milk was 167.65 kg. The export-oriented, suburban and market-oriented agriculture and animal husbandry have been formed.

the secondary industry

By the end of 2005, there were 10 township enterprises with 762 employees, 20.27 million yuan of fixed assets and 34 million yuan of total output.

the service sector; the tertiary industry

By the end of 2005, there were 753 individual businesses with 1274 employees and 21.05 million yuan of diversified income. In 2005, 34.19 million yuan of investment was attracted.

social undertakings

Cultural undertakings

As of 2013, the radio and television coverage rate of Nyalam county has reached 98%, the construction of 44 village libraries, 17 Temple libraries and 1 Army library has been completed, and the "sheshetong" of 17 temples has been fully covered. 1120 films were screened for the remote farmers and herdsmen, with an audience of more than 70000.

social security

In 2013, Nyalam County fully realized all kinds of people's livelihood funds, and issued a total of 12.4992 million yuan of grassland ecological compensation mechanism incentive funds, 8.526 million yuan of border people's living subsidies, 3.7187 million yuan of ecological public welfare forest compensation funds, 9621 million yuan of rural medical assistance funds, and 2.3073 million yuan of rural minimum living allowance and 1.5248 million yuan of urban minimum living allowance.

education

As of 2010, there are 8 schools at all levels in Nyalam county. In 2013, Nyalam county invested 1.1 million yuan in the dormitory project for teachers in Yalai Township and 1.8 million yuan in the kindergarten project attached to Bolong Township Central Primary School. The enrollment rate of junior high school reached 97.6%, and the consolidation rate was 98.5%.

medical and health work

As of 2013, there are 3 medical institutions of various types in Nyalam County, with 63 medical staff and more than 30 beds. There are health centers in each township and health workers in each village, basically forming a three-level medical and health network. Cooperative medical care for farmers and herdsmen is progressing smoothly, with 15959 participants in Nyalam county. With the continuous improvement of primary medical conditions, 51 cases of cataract surgery and 51 cases of rehabilitation were carried out. One child with cleft lip and 1697 children with congenital heart disease were screened. 2513 farmers and herdsmen and 108 monks and nuns were given free health examination, and files were established.

infrastructure

In 2013, a total of 22 poverty alleviation projects were implemented in Nyalam County, with a total investment of 14.51 million yuan and 100% of the funds in place. The construction of new rural areas has been carried out in a solid way, with a total investment of 10.42 million yuan for the political project of human settlement environment, and 17 new village level activity places have been built in the natural villages of border areas with a total investment of 4.76 million yuan. In addition, the pilot work of standardized management of cooperative organization support funds and income distribution was carried out in Nyalam town and Zhangmu town. The cooperative organizations of the whole county gradually moved towards standardization. A total of 14 cooperative organization projects were implemented throughout the year, and 12 were put into use.

Traffic situation

The transportation in Nyalam county is relatively convenient. The China Nepal highway (National Highway 318), known as the "golden line for tourism", runs through three townships and two towns in the county. It is an important economic artery in the county and the region. The county has basically formed a three-level highway network. Nyalam port, located in Zhangmu Town, is the only national road foreign trade port in the area, only 30 kilometers away from Nyalam county. Chongdui village of Nyalam town is 443km away from Shigatse City, 780km away from Lhasa city and 140km away from the capital of Nepal.

famous scenery

Luozifeng

Luozi peak is 8516 meters above sea level, the fourth highest peak in the world. Located 3 kilometers south of Mount Qomolangma, they are separated by a mountain depression, commonly known as "South depression". It is bounded by the North Ridge and the southeast ridge of the peak. Its east side is in Tibet Autonomous Region of China, and its west side is the kingdom of Nepal.

Peikucuo

Peikucuo is located in Nyalam County, Xigaze City, 250 kilometers away from Dingri county. Peikucuo is the largest lake in Shigatse, covering an area of more than 300 square kilometers. Peikucuo is surrounded by mountains on three sides, with open terrain and rich fish resources. There are wild horses, Tibetan wild donkeys, Tibetan antelopes, cranes, yellow ducks, grey ducks and other activities on the lake bank.

Mount hisha POMA

With an altitude of 8012 meters, Mount Xisha Bangma ranks 14th among the 14 8000 meter peaks in the world, and is also the only 8000 meter peak in China. This is one of the centers of modern glaciation in the Himalayas. The whole kugangri glacier and the permanent snow cover with an area of 6000 square kilometers are mostly distributed around the Xisha Bangma peak.

China Nepal friendship bridge

China Nepal friendship bridge is near Zhangmu port in Nyalam county

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