Tibet Autonomous Region
Tibet Autonomous Region | |
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| Xizang Autonomous Region | |
| Chinese transcription(s) | |
| • Simplified Chinese | 西藏自治区 |
| • Hanyu pinyin | Xīzàng Zìzhìqū |
| • Abbreviation | XZ / 藏 (Zàng) |
| Tibetan transcription(s) | |
| • Tibetan script | བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས། |
| • Tibetan pinyin | Poi Ranggyong Jong |
| • Wylie translit. | bod rang skyong ljongs |
The Potala Palace in Lhasa | |
Location of the Tibet Autonomous Region in China (territory claimed by China but controlled by India is striped) | |
| Country | China |
| Capital and largest city | Lhasa |
| Divisions - Prefecture-level - County-level - Township- level | 7 prefectures 74 counties 699 towns and subdistricts |
| Government | |
| • Type | Autonomous region |
| • Body | Tibet Autonomous Region People's Congress |
| • Party Secretary | Wang Junzheng |
| • Congress Chairman | Losang Jamcan |
| • Government Chairman | Garma Cedain |
| • Regional CPPCC Chairman | Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai |
| • National People's Congress Representation | 24 deputies |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,228,400 km2 (474,300 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 2nd |
| Highest elevation | 8,848 m (29,029 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,648,100 |
| • Rank | 32nd |
| • Density | 3.0/km2 (7.7/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 33rd |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnic composition | 86.0% Tibetan 12.2% Han 0.8% others |
| • Languages and dialects | Tibetan, Mandarin Chinese |
| GDP (2023) | |
| • Total | CN¥ 239,267 million (31th)
US$ 33,954 million |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 65,642 (22th)
US$ 9,315 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-XZ |
| HDI (2022) | 0.648 (31st) – medium |
| Website | www |
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chinese | 西藏 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Xīzàng | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Western Tsang" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 西藏自治区 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 西藏自治區 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Xīzàng Zìzhìqū | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tibetan name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tibetan | བོད་ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Manchu script | ᠸᠠᡵᡤᡳ ᡩᡯᠠᠩ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Romanization | wargi Dzang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Mongolian | ᠲᠢᠪᠧᠲ Tibyet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), often shortened to Tibet in English or Xizang in Hanyu Pinyin, is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. It was established in 1965 to replace the Tibet Area, a former administrative division of the Republic of China.
The current borders of the Tibet Autonomous Region were generally established in the 18th century and include about half of cultural Tibet, which was at times independent and at times under Mongol or Chinese rule. The TAR spans more than 1,200,000 km2 (460,000 sq mi) and is the second-largest province-level division of China by area. Due to its harsh and rugged terrain, it has a total population of only 3.6 million people or approximately 3 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.8/sq mi).