Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture


Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, often shortened to Ganzi Prefecture, is an autonomous prefecture in the western arm of Sichuan province, China bordering Yunnan to the south, the Tibet Autonomous Region to the west, and Gansu to the north and northwest.
The prefecture's area is. The population is approximately 880,000, with Tibetans accounting for 77.8% of the total population. The capital city of Garzê is Kangding.

History

Garzê was traditionally part of the historical region of Kham.
During the period of rule by the Republic of China, Garzê became nominally part of the province of Xikang, which included parts of former Kham.
In 1930, the Tibetan army invaded Garzê, capturing it without much resistance. However, in 1932, the Tibetan army withdrew after suffering defeats elsewhere at the hands of the warlord of Qinghai, Ma Bufang. Chinese warlord Liu Wenhui reoccupied Garzê, and signed an agreement with the Tibetans formalizing his control of the area east of the upper Yangtze, which corresponds roughly with eastern Kham.
In 1950, following the defeat of the Kuomintang forces by the People's Liberation Army, the area fell within the control of the People's Republic of China. Eastern Xikang was merged with Sichuan in 1955, where Garzê became an Autonomous Prefecture.

Population

According to the census of 2000, Garzê had a registered population of 897,239.
nationalitypopulationproportion
Tibetans703,16878.37%
Han Chinese163,64818.24%
Yi22,9462.56%
Qiang2,8600.32%
Hui2,1900.24%
Naxi7600.08%
Mongolians4770.05%
Bai2920.03%
others8980.11%

Languages

Garzê is linguistically diverse, having many variants of Tibetan as well as several Qiangic languages:
is historically the predominant religion practiced in Garzê. Some notable Gompas here include:
  • Dzogchen Monastery
  • Dzongsar Monastery
  • Kandze Monastery
  • Kharnang Monastery
  • Nanwu Si Monastery
  • Palpung Monastery
  • Sershul Monastery
  • Tongkor Monastery
  • Larung Gar Buddhist Institute
  • Yarchen Gar Buddhist Institute

    Subdivisions

Garzê comprises 1 county-level city and 17 counties:


#NameHanziHanyu PinyinTibetanWyliePopulation
Area Density
1Kangding City康定市130,14211,48611.33
2Luding County泸定县83,3862,16538.51
3Danba County丹巴县59,6964,65612.82
4Jiulong County九龙县62,1336,7669.18
5Yajiang County雅江县50,2257,5586.64
6Dawu County 道孚县55,3967,0537.85
7Luhuo County炉霍县46,5584,60110.11
8Garzê County 甘孜县68,5237,3039.38
9Xinlong County新龙县50,3938,5705.88
10Dêgê County 德格县81,50311,0257.39
11Baiyü County白玉县56,29010,3865.41
12Sêrxü County 石渠县80,83424,9443.24
13Sêrtar County 色达县58,6069,3326.28
14Litang County理塘县69,04613,6775.04
15Batang County巴塘县48,6497,8526.19
16Xiangcheng County乡城县33,1705,0166.61
17Daocheng County稻城县31,1137,3234.24
18Dêrong County得荣县26,2092,9168.98