Riwoqê County

Riwoqê County 类乌齐县 • རི་བོ་ཆེ་རྫོང་།
County
Location of Riwoqê County within Tibet
Coordinates: 31°22′16″N 96°30′10″E / 31.37111°N 96.50278°E / 31.37111; 96.50278Coordinates: 31°22′16″N 96°30′10″E / 31.37111°N 96.50278°E / 31.37111; 96.50278
Country	China
Province	Tibet
Prefecture	Chamdo Prefecture
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)

Riwoqê County, or Riwoche (Tibetan: རི་བོ་ཆེ་རྫོང་, Wylie ri bo che rdzong; Chinese: 类乌齐县; Pinyin: Lèiwūqí Xiàn) is a county of the Chamdo Prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region.

Located in the former province of Kham, Riwoche Monastery located here became the seat of the Taklung Kagyu, one of the four chief schools of the Kagyu sect.^[1]

Transportation

References

↑ Taklung Kagyu

County-level divisions of Tibet Autonomous Region

Lhasa (capital)

Prefecture-level
city

Lhasa	Chengguan District Doilungdêqên District Lhünzhub County Damxung County Nyêmo County Qüxü County Dagzê County Maizhokunggar County

Shigatse (Xigazê)	Samzhubzê District Namling County Gyantse (Gyangzê) County Tingri County Sa'gya County Lhatse (Lhazê) County Ngamring County Xaitongmoin County Bainang County Rinbung County Kangmar County Dinggyê County Zhongba County Chomo (Yadong) County Gyirong County Nyalam County Saga County Gamba County

Chamdo (Qamdo)	Karub District Jomda County Gonjo County Riwoqê County Dêngqên County Zhag'yab County Baxoi County Zogang County Markam County Lhorong County Banbar County

Nyingchi	Bayi District Gongbo'gyamda County Mainling County Mêdog County Bomê County Zayü County Nang County

Shannan	Nêdong District Zhanang County Gonggar County Sangri County Qonggyai County Qusum County Comai County Lhozhag County Gyaca County Lhünzê County Cona County Nagarzê County

Prefectures

Nagqu	Nagqu County Lhari County Biru County Nyainrong County Amdo County Xainza County Sog County Baingoin County Baqên County Nyima County Shuanghu County

Ngari	Gar County Burang County Zanda County Rutog County Gê'gyai County Gêrzê County Coqên County

** Southern portions of these counties are part of the South Tibet area, which is administered by India and claimed by the PRC.

Chamdo

County-level
divisions

District	Karub

Counties	Jomdo Gonjo Riwoqê Dêngqên Zhag'yab Baxoi Zogang Markam Lhorong Banbar

Settlements

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