Zoigê County


Zoigê County or Ruo'ergai County is a county of Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan, China, bordering Gansu to the north. It is the northernmost county of the province and part of the Tibetan traditional region of Amdo.
It has an area of and a population of, 90.4% of which are Tibetan people.

Governance

is the primary law enforcement agency of Ruo'ergai county. It operates police stations in, and.
On 14 July 2022, the Ruo'ergai County Public Security Bureau began a major operation to crack down on firearms and explosives, seizing a total of 198 firearms, 4,300 rounds of ammunition, 10 hand grenades, 20 kg of explosives and an improvised mortar.
The Ruo'ergai County Fire and Rescue Battalion provides fire and rescue services in Ruo'ergai county.

Geography

Ruo'ergai County is found in the easternmost sections of the Tibetan Plateau. The county is primarily a highland basin made up of the Zoigê Marsh between the Min Mountains and Amne Machin. The western border of the county, shared with Maqu County in Gansu, is formed by the first major bend of the Yellow River where it changes course nearly 180 degrees and heads back towards Qinghai.

Climate

Ruo'ergai has an alpine subarctic climate, featuring very cold nights even in summertime, and very cold winters with extreme diurnal temperature ranges. Snow can fall any time of the year and usually does not melt until summer due to repeated nightly freezing even when maxima are above. Therefore, access to Ruo'ergai is heavily restricted during the winter months from late October to early May. Sitting at an altitude of more than 11,000 feet, high-altitude sickness is another common problem for tourists.

Transport

Ruo'ergai County has 7 towns and 6 townships:

National priority protected sites

There are two National Priority protected sites in Ruo'ergai County.
  • - added as part of the in 2006
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  • - added as part of the in 2013