Zhouqu County
Zhouqu County
舟曲县 · འབྲུག་ཆུ་རྫོང་། | |
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 Zhouqu County (pink) within Gannan Prefecture (yellow) and Gansu | |
| Coordinates (Zhouqu government): 33°47′37″N 104°15′05″E / 33.7936°N 104.2513°ECoordinates: 33°47′37″N 104°15′05″E / 33.7936°N 104.2513°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Autonomous prefecture | Gannan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,010 km2 (1,160 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 142,000 |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 746300 |
Zhouqu County (Chinese: 舟曲县; pinyin: Zhōuqū Xiàn; Tibetan: འབྲུག་ཆུ་རྫོང་།, Wylie: brug chu rdzong, ZYPY: Zhugqu Zong) is a county in the eastern extremity of the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the south of Gansu Province, the People's Republic of China, with the Bailong River flowing through its confines; it borders Sichuan province to the south. In 2010 its population was 134,000 people.[1]
2010 mudslide[]
On 8 August 2010, deadly mudflows caused by torrential rain struck the county and killed at least 1,471 people.[1][2] It has been said by some experts; such as Professor Fan Xiao, a Sichuan-based geologist; that the scale of the disaster was affected by deforestation and the construction of dams for hydro-electricity in the area.[3]
According to historical records, (Chinese: 城关镇, the county seat area) has been struck by 11 "devastating" mudflows since 1823.[3]
Administrative divisions[]
Zhouqu County (舟曲县) is divided to 11 towns and 4 townships.[4]
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References[]
- ^ a b Wivell, David (13 August 2010). "Relentless rain piles on misery in China". NBC News. Associated Press (AP). Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- ^ Deng, Shasha (2 September 2010). "Death toll from NW China mudslides rises to 1,471; 294 still missing". Xinhua. Archived from the original on 5 September 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ^ a b Wang Zhicheng (10 August 2010), "Dam building and deforestation, more than "natural" causes behind the Gansu disaster", Asian news.it, retrieved 4 May 2014,
In more than 40 years, 126,000 hectares of forests have disappeared. More than 150 dams were built on local rivers with no regards for the local hydro-geological structure.
- ^ "统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- Harvard University Committee on the Environment (1999). "China County & City Population 1999 FAQ". Archived from the original on 9 January 2016.
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