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Shuanghu County 双湖县 • མཚོ་གཉིས་་རྫོང་། |
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 Location of Shuanghu Special District (outdated map, situation before 2012) |
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| Country | China |
| Province | Tibet |
| Prefecture-level city | Nagqu |
| Area | |
| • Total | 116,700 km2 (45,100 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4,960 m (16,270 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 13,470 |
| • Density | 0.12/km2 (0.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Shuanghu County (双湖县, shuānghú xiàn; Tibetan མཚོ་གཉིས་རྫོང་། mtsho gnyis rdzong) is a county-level division within Nagqu prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. It was formed in 2012, combining the territory of the former Shuanghu Special District (双湖特别区) with the eastern half of Nyima County.
Shuanghu (Tibetan Tshonyi; mtsho gnyis) translates to "two lakes". Shuanghu County is at very high elevation, mostly above 5,000 meters above sea level, and very sparsely populated (averaging around 0.12 people per square kilometre, but concentrated in the southern portion of the county). The vast majority of its population practices nomadic pastoralism (mostly goats and sheep). The climate is very rough, cold and dry. There is a weather station in Shuanghu, established in 1999, which on average measures negative temperatures (Celsius scale) throughout the year. The highest temperature on record is +2.3 °C (July 2000), the lowest –62.4 °C (January 2006).
The county comprises seven town-level divisions: the administrative center at Cuozheluomazhen (Cozhêlhoma, Soggarluma) 措折罗玛镇 (31°54′07″N 87°53′13″E / 31.902°N 87.887°E), and the six townships Xibdê 协德乡, Yagqu 雅曲乡, Garco 嘎措乡 Cozhêdangma 措折强玛乡, Domar 多玛乡, Parling 巴岭乡.
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