Tibet Autonomous Region
Tibet Autonomous Region Xizang Autonomous Region 西藏自治区 | |
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Name transcription(s) | |
• Cheenese | 西藏自治区 (Xīzàng Zìzhìqū) |
• Abbreviation | 藏 (pinyin: Zàng) |
Tibetan transcription(s) | |
• བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས། | Bod-rang-skyong-ljongs |
![]() Map shawin the location o Tibet Autonomous Region Xizang Autonomous Region | |
Named for | Frae wird Tibat o disputit oreegin. |
Caipital (an lairgest ceety) | Lhasa |
Divisions | 7 prefecturs, 73 coonties, 692 tounships |
Govrenment | |
• Secretar | Zhang Qingli |
• Govrenor | Padma Choling |
Area | |
• Total | 1228400 km2 (474,300 sq mi) |
Area rank | 2nd |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 3,002,166[1][2] |
• Rank | 31st |
• Density rank | 33rd |
Demographics | |
• Ethnic composeetion | 92.8% Tibetan |
ISO 3166 code | CN-54 |
GDP (2011) | CNY 60.5 billion US$ 9.6 billion (32nt) |
• per capita | CNY 17,319 US$ 2,558 (28t) |
HDI (2008) | 0.630 (medium) (31st) |
Website | http://www.xizang.gov.cn/ |
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The Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), Tibet or Xizang for short, cried the Xizang Autonomous Region (Tibetan: བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས།; Cheenese: 西藏自治区) an aw, is a province-level autonomous region o the Fowkrepublic o Cheenae (PRC). It wis creatit in 1965 on the basis o an admeenistrative region which haed been incorporatit intae the PRC in 1951.
Athin the Cheenae, Tibet is identifeed wi the Autonomous Region, which includes aboot hauf o ethno-cultural Tibet, includin the traditional provinces o Ü-Tsang an the wastren hauf o Kham. The borders o the present Autonomous Region coincide roughly wi the actual zone o control o the then-govrenment o Tibet in 1950. The Tibet Autonomous Region is the seicont-lairgest province-level diveesion o Cheenae bi aurie, spannin ower 1,200,000 square kilometre (460,000 sq mi), efter Xinjiang, an due tae its generally hairsk terrain, is the least densely populatit provincial-level diveesion o the PRC.
Fitmerks
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "Tibet's population tops 3 million; 90% are Tibetans". News.xinhuanet.com. 4 Mey 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ↑ 张军棉 (10 Juin 2011). "Top 10 least populous Chinese regions". China.org.cn. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ↑ Does no include Sooth Tibet
- ↑ Does no include ony aurie disputit wi Indie or Pakistan
Freemit airtins
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Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Tibet. |
- Tibet Autonomous Region offeecial wabsteid Archived 2010-05-10 at the Wayback Machine
- Economic profile for Tibet Autonomous Region at HKTDC
Travel guide tae Tibet Autonomous Region frae Wikivoyage