Ri'og (Chinese: 日屋镇) is a town in Dinggyê County, in the Shigatse prefecture-level city of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. At the time of the 2010 census, the town had a population of 1,113.[1]As of 2013[update], it had 5 communities under its administration.
Ri'og | |
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  Ri'og Location within Tibet Autonomous Region | |
| Coordinates: 28°0′43″N 87°40′54″E / 28.01194°N 87.68167°E | |
| Country | China |
| Autonomous Region | Tibet |
| Prefecture | Shigatse |
| County | Dinggyê |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,113 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Ri'og has been a traditional trade market between Tibet and Nepal. However, due to lack of cross-border vehicle-accessible route, the trade has been limited in scale.[2]
References
edit- ^ "China: Shigatse, Xigazê / 日喀则地区革". National Bureau of Statistics of China, accessed via Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ 郭俞洁. "不可忽视的聂拉木与日屋" [Nyalam and Ri'og could not be overlooked]. ctibet.cn. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
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