Baingoin County
Baingoin ( Tib: dpal mgon rdzong, Tibetan: དཔལ་མགོན་རྫོང, also: Pelgön ) is a county of the district of Nagqu in Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China.
Administrative Divisions
At the community level, the circuit is composed of four large municipalities and six municipalities. These are:
- Greater community Pubul普 保 镇
- Greater community Qakyung佳 琼 镇
- Greater community Paila北 拉 镇
- Greater community Dêqên德庆 镇
- Community Maintang门 当 乡
- Community Maqian马 前 乡
- Community Qinglung青龙 乡
- Community Xênkyêr新 吉 乡
- Community Boqê保 吉 乡
- Community Nyima尼玛 乡
Geography and climate
Baingoin has an area of 28,383 km ². The circle lies on the Nam Co, the largest salt lake in Tibet and the second largest salt lake in China (after the Qinghai Lake ).
The name of the circle is a phonetic approximation of " Drangkhog " - the Drangkhog ( Tib: brang khog mtsho / Bange CuO班 戈 错) is another salt lake in Baingoin. It is located at 4,522 meters above sea level and has an area of 54 km ².
The annual average temperature is -2 ° C, the average temperature in January is -11.3 ° C and in July 8.3 ° C.
Population and Ethnic Groups
In 1990 Baingoin had 26 392 inhabitants, of whom 26 303 Tibetans (99.7%) and 81 Han Chinese ( 0.3%). 2000, the population had grown to 32 287 inhabitants.
Ethnic structure of the population Baingoins (2000)
At the census in the year 2000 32.287 inhabitants were counted in Baingoin.
Economy
The livestock - grazing, especially on the banks of the lakes - is the main industry in Baingoin, but it is also gold washed and won borax, salt and potash.