Pasho County


Pasho County or Baxoi County is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Chamdo in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. The county seat is at Pema, which is also called the "Pasho Town". It contains the Pomda Monastery and Rakwa Tso lake. As of the 2020 Chinese Census, Pasho County has a population of 43,538.

History

The area of present-day Pasho County belonged to the Tibetan Empire, around the same time as the Tang dynasty's existence.
During the Yuan dynasty, the area was incorporated as part of the Bureau of Buddhist and Tibetan Affairs.
During the Ming dynasty, the area was organized under the tusi of.
The Pasho was established in 1694. The Tibetan Kashag placed it under the control of the Kundeling Monastery, located in Lhasa, in 1725. Later, under the administration of the Qing dynasty, the area was placed under the jurisdiction of.
In 1912, Pasho was established as a.
In 1951, the People's Republic of China established a local government in the area. In May 1959, the area was reorganized as Pasho County. The county seat was moved from Tanggar to Baima in 1964, where it remains today.

Geography

Pasho County is located within Chamdo, in the eastern part of the Tibet Autonomous Region. The county itself is located within the south of Chamdo. It borders Zogong County and Zhag'yab County to the east, Zayu County to the south, Lhorong County and Bomê County to the west, and Karub District and Riwoche County to the north. Pasho County has a maximum east–west distance of and a maximum north–south distance of.
The county is highly mountainous, with an average elevation of about above sea level. Pasho County contains the Brahmaputra–Salween water divide. The Ngajuk La pass is on the divide. To the north, Ling Chu flows north and east draning into Salween. To the south, Parlung Tsangpo flows south and west to drain into the Tsangpo River. Pasho County hosts the Rakwa Tso lake and the.

Climate

Pasho town, owing to the strong rain shadow of local mountains surrounding the deep gorge in which it lies, has a cool semi-arid climate, being slightly warmer due to less high altitude and substantially drier than most of the eastern "river region" of Tibet – for instance its annual rainfall is only about half that of Lhasa. Summers are warm and showery, whilst winters are cool by day, freezing by night, and extremely dry.

Administrative divisions

Pasho County is divided into 4 towns and 10 townships.

Demographics

Per the 2020 Chinese Census, Pasho County has a population of 43,538, up from the 39,021 recorded in the 2010 Chinese Census. Pasho County had a population of 38,170 as of the 2000 Chinese Census.

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