Nyalam County

Nyalam County (simplified Chinese: 聂拉木县; traditional Chinese: 聶拉木縣; pinyin: Nièlāmù Xiàn; Tibetan: gnya' lam rdzong) is a county in Tibet's Shigatse Prefecture. It borders on Nepal.

Nyalam County
གཉའ་ལམ་རྫོང་། · 聂拉木县
County
Milarepa's Cave
Milarepa's Cave
Location of Nyalam County within Tibet Autonomous Region
Location of Nyalam County within Tibet Autonomous Region
Nyalam is located in Tibet
Nyalam
Nyalam
Location of the county seat in Tibet Autonomous Region
Coordinates (Nyalam County government): 28°09′19″N 85°58′56″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
Autonomous regionTibet
Prefecture-level cityXigazê
County seatNyalam Town
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

The land area of the county is 7,903 km2 (3,051 sq mi). The population as of 2003 was 10,000. The postal code for the county is 858300.

The county seat is in Nyalam Town.

The other town of the county is Dram, also known under its Tibetan name Dram, or Nepali Khasa. It is located near the border and is the point of entry from Nepal. At "merely" 2300 meters elevation about the sea level, Zhangmu has mild and humid subtropical climate, which is a rarity for Tibet.

It is one of the four counties that comprise the Qomolangma National Nature Preserve (Nyalam, Tingri, Dinggyê, and Kyirong).[1]

Towns and townships
Map including Nyalam County area (DMA, 1981)
  • Nyalam Town (གནའ་ལམ་, 聂拉木镇)
  • Dram Town (འགྲམ་, 樟木镇)
  • Yarlêb Township (ཡར་སླེབས་, 亚来乡)
  • Zurco Township (ཟུར་མཚོ་, 琐作乡)
  • Nailung Township (ནས་ལུང་, 乃龙乡)
  • Mainpu Township (སྨན་ཕུ་, 门布乡)
  • Borong Township (སྤོ་རོང་, 波绒乡)

Climate
Climate data for Nyalam (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.3
(61.3)		 17.7
(63.9)		 17.6
(63.7)		 18.0
(64.4)		 20.6
(69.1)		 21.6
(70.9)		 22.4
(72.3)		 21.7
(71.1)		 19.2
(66.6)		 18.4
(65.1)		 16.1
(61.0)		 15.9
(60.6)		 22.4
(72.3)
Average high °C (°F) 3.1
(37.6)		 3.2
(37.8)		 6.0
(42.8)		 9.4
(48.9)		 12.0
(53.6)		 14.5
(58.1)		 15.3
(59.5)		 15.3
(59.5)		 13.7
(56.7)		 10.4
(50.7)		 7.7
(45.9)		 5.6
(42.1)		 9.7
(49.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) −3.1
(26.4)		 −2.8
(27.0)		 0.1
(32.2)		 3.1
(37.6)		 6.3
(43.3)		 9.6
(49.3)		 10.8
(51.4)		 10.7
(51.3)		 8.8
(47.8)		 4.1
(39.4)		 0.5
(32.9)		 −1.5
(29.3)		 3.9
(39.0)
Average low °C (°F) −8.0
(17.6)		 −7.5
(18.5)		 −4.3
(24.3)		 −1.3
(29.7)		 2.2
(36.0)		 6.3
(43.3)		 8.1
(46.6)		 7.9
(46.2)		 5.5
(41.9)		 −0.6
(30.9)		 −4.6
(23.7)		 −6.6
(20.1)		 −0.2
(31.6)
Record low °C (°F) −19.1
(−2.4)		 −17.8
(0.0)		 −14.3
(6.3)		 −12.0
(10.4)		 −5.3
(22.5)		 −1.3
(29.7)		 3.9
(39.0)		 3.0
(37.4)		 −2.2
(28.0)		 −8.6
(16.5)		 −11.6
(11.1)		 −18.2
(−0.8)		 −19.1
(−2.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 42.3
(1.67)		 52.7
(2.07)		 66.1
(2.60)		 51.0
(2.01)		 40.8
(1.61)		 57.4
(2.26)		 81.2
(3.20)		 77.9
(3.07)		 87.0
(3.43)		 51.8
(2.04)		 13.9
(0.55)		 31.6
(1.24)		 653.7
(25.75)
Average relative humidity (%) 48 55 62 67 73 79 84 83 81 69 54 42 66
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[2]

Transport


  • Nyalam County
  • Zhangmu
    Zhangmu
  • Zhangmu to Lalung La
    Zhangmu to Lalung La
  • Lalung La
    Lalung La
  • Lalung La
    Lalung La

References
  1. Department of Forestry, Government of the Tibet Autonomous Region, People’s Republic of China, ‘’Report on Protected Lands in the Tibet Autonomous Region’’ Lhasa: Tibet Autonomous Region Government Publishing House, 2006
  2. 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 29 November 2022.


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