Mêdog County facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Mêdog County 墨脱县 • མེ་ཏོག་རྫོང་།
County
Country	People's Republic of China
Autonomous Region	Tibet
Prefecture-level city	Nyingchi
County seat	Metog
Area
• Total	6,600 km2 (2,500 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	14,889
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Mêdog (Tibetan: མེ་ཏོག་རྫོང་།, Wylie: me tog rdzong, ZYPY: Mêdog Zong; simplified Chinese: 墨脱县; traditional Chinese: 墨脫縣; pinyin: Mòtuō Xiàn), also known as Pemako, meaning "Lotus Array", is a county as well as a traditional region of the prefecture-level city of Nyingchi in the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China.

History

In 618, the Tibet Empire took control of the Luoyu area. In the early 18th century, the Moinba people began to move eastward from the Menyu and Zhuyu areas to the Lhoba area of Medog. In 1780, the eighth Dalai Lama Qiangbai Gyatso sent Lama Gambuba from the Dala Gampo Monastery in the Tabo area to Pemagang to preach and established the Renqingbeng Monastery. In 1881, Bomi Kingdom established Didongzong in Didong Village, Medog, with 5 measures under it. Due to the lack of water in Didong, the Zong government was moved to Medog Village in 1919, and Didongzong was changed to Medogzong. In 1930, the Kaxag government defeated Bomi Kingdom and assigned the Ge district to the Songzong Temple, the Bangxin area to the Qingduo Temple, and the Medog area to the Sera Monastery. The three temples established their own sects. On April 25, 1951, the 18th Army of the Chinese People's Liberation Army assigned Bomi, Luoyu, and Gongbu to the jurisdiction of the Bomi Division of Labor. On July 23, 1959, Medog County was under the jurisdiction of the Tagong Division Committee. On August 27 of the same year, the Medog County Party Committee and the county government were formally established in the Pai District of Milin County. On February 24, 1960, the Pagoda Works Division was renamed Nyingchi Division, and Medog County was under its jurisdiction. In July 1964, Medog County was placed under the jurisdiction of Lhasa City. On February 1, 1986, Medog County was placed under the jurisdiction of Nyingchi Prefecture. In 1988, the district was withdrawn and the township was merged, and a total of 8 townships and 59 administrative villages were established. In May 1988, Damuluoba Ethnic Township was established. In 1999, Medog Township was revoked and Medog Town was established. In March 2015, the Nyingchi area was abolished and prefecture-level Nyingchi City was established, and Medog County was under the jurisdiction of Nyingchi City.

Geography

The total land area of Medog County is 31,273.41 square kilometers, of which the actual jurisdiction area is about 6,600 square kilometers. It is located in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River, at the southern foot of the Himalayas, surrounded by mountains on the east, west, and north sides, and the Yarlung Zangbo River passes from north to south. The north are the Kangri Karpo mountains, the west and northwest are the high mountains of the Himalayas, and the south is the Yarlung Zangbo River Valley. The highest peak, Namjagbarwa Peak, is 7,782 meters above sea level. Due to the melting and erosion of alpine ice and snow and the cutting of rivers, the cutting depth of most of the mountains in Medog County is more than two kilometers. Due to the large elevation difference in the terrain, there are obvious vertical climate changes in the mountains. The annual sunshine hours in Medog County are 1500.7 hours, and the annual average temperature in the valley area is 18°C-22°C. The average temperature in July is 25°C-28°C, and the average temperature in January is 12°C-16°C. There is no frost or occasional light frost throughout the year, and the annual precipitation is 2000-3000 mm. There are 3 species of wild plants under China’s national first-level key protection, 10 species of second-level key protected wild plants; 17 species of first-level national key protected wild animals, and 42 species of second-level key protected wild animals.

Due to the heavy precipitation in the area, Medog County has dense forests including the Northeastern Himalayan subalpine conifer forests at middle altitudes and Eastern Himalayan broadleaf forests at lower altitudes. At higher altitudes, the mountains are covered by Eastern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows.

Administrative division

Medog County has jurisdiction over 1 town, 6 townships and 1 ethnic township, with a total of 45 administrative villages:

• Medog Town (墨脱镇):Medog Village, Yadong Village, Yarang Village, Miri Village, Madi Village, Bari Village, and Langjiegang Village.
• Dexing Township (德兴乡): Badenze Village, Yigongbai Village, Naerdong Village, Heza Village, Dexing Village, Wenlang Village, and Deguo Village.
• Beibeng Township (背崩乡): Beibeng Village, A Cang Village, Baden Village, Podong Village, Xirang Village, Didong Village, Green Village, Dergong Village, and Jiangxin Village.
• Damu Luoba ethnic Township (达木珞巴民族乡): Damu Village, Kabu Village, Zhu Village, and Gongri Village.
• Gedang Township (格当乡)： Gedang Village, Bulong Village, Zhangenka Village, Sangzhenka Village, Deji Village, and Duolonggang Village.
• bangxin Township (帮辛乡): Bangxin Village, Gendeng Village, Bangguo Village, Kenken Village, Xideng Village, and Zongrong Village.
• Jiaresa Township (加热萨乡): Gengbang Village, Zengqiu Village, Da'ang Village, Resa Village, and Lagon Village.
• Gandeng Township (甘登乡): Ganden Village.

Society

According to the results of the seventh national census of the People's Republic of China in 2020, the permanent population of Medog County is 14,889, including 8,528 males and 6,361 females; 3,386 people aged 0-14, 10,518 aged 15-59, and 985 aged 60 and over 7,842 Monba, 3,376 Han, 1,541 Lhoba, 1,883 Tibetan, and 247 other ethnic minorities; the urban population is 3,318, and the rural population is 11,571. In 2022, the county's GDP will be 792 million yuan, the fixed asset investment of the whole society will be 1.066 billion yuan, the total retail sales of social consumer goods will be 67.895 million yuan, the general public financial budget revenue will be 68.1 million yuan, the per capita disposable income of urban residents will be 43,433 yuan, and the per capita income of rural residents will be 43,433 yuan. The disposable income is 17035 yuan.

There are mainly two kinds of cultivated land in Medog County, paddy field and dry land, of which the area of paddy field is 4755.2 mu, the area of dry land is 32905.3 mu, and the grassland is mainly natural grassland, of which 4479.3 mu is grazing grassland in summer and autumn, 122530.5 mu is non-seasonal grazing grassland, and 109739.6 mu is temporary grazing grassland mu, accounting for 46.35% of pasture land. The main crops are rice, upland rice, rapeseed, corn, highland barley, chicken feet, soybeans, peanuts, potatoes, sugar cane, etc. The economic forests mainly include apples, citrus, bananas, plantains, lemons, figs, etc. The industry is based on rattan weaving, bamboo weaving and stone tool processing. Medog County is the last county in the Tibet Autonomous Region with road access. The first dirt road was built in 1994, but some sections of the road were immediately destroyed by large-scale landslides and mudslides. In 2013, the Zha-Mo Road was completed and opened to traffic, ending the lack of road access in Medog County. History. As of 2019, the total mileage of highways in Medog County is 524.23 kilometers, including 117 kilometers of county roads, 130.11 kilometers of township roads, and 277.12 kilometers of village roads.

See also

In Spanish: Medog para niños