Sêrxü County (; ), also known as Sershul, Dzachuka, Serxu, or Shiqu is a county of the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the northwest of Sichuan Province, China, bordering Qinghai to the west and the Tibet Autonomous Region to the southwest.
Geography
Sêrxü (sershul) County is situated at the northwest corner of Sichuan province, and is also the westernmost county-level division of the province. Its area is approximately km2, mainly covered by grasslands. The average elevation is 4,200 m above sea level.
The area is predominantly covered by grasslands used for nomadic herding. The population is around 68,000, 96% of whom are ethnic Tibetan.
By the end of 1997, there was an estimated livestock population of 581,470. These were mainly yaks, sheep, goats, and horses, but there was a small number of pigs. The human population of Shiqu County was approximately 63,400, 96.8% of which were ethnic Tibetans. There were 49,100 herdsmen, representing 77.6% of the population.
Sershul District villages include: Ariksar, Bumser, Changma, Dezhongma, Dzagyel, Geming, Gotsa, Junyung, Jowo, Kabshi, Kilung, Kyewu, Sershul Gompa, Serxu Dzong, Shaksa, Tromsa Genma, Tseboum Soumdo, Tsemkhog, Ombo and Wathul.
Sershul District has several monasteries, including: Ju Mohar, Sershul Monastery, Bumser Gonpo, Ariksar, Dzagyel, Changma, Trikar, Kabshi and Jowo; and the Gsumge Mani Stone Castle, a religious complex built out of mani stone tablets.
Administrative divisions Sêrxü County is divided into 7 towns and 14 townships:
Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Tibetan Wylie Administrative division codeTowns Jugar Town(Niga) 513332100 Loqug Town(Loqung) 513332101 Sêrxü Town(Sênxü, Sexu) 513332102 Qagca Town(Xiazha) 513332103 Woinbo Town(Wenbo) 513332104 Bumnying Town(Mengyi) 513332105 Arigza Town(Arizha) 513332106Townships Zênda Township(Zhenda) 513332200 Pênda Township(Benda) 513332201 Zhêngko Township(Zhengke) 513332202 Dêxungma Township(De'ongma, Derongma) 513332204 Chomsagabma Township(Changshagongma) 513332206 Gaxi Township(Gayi) 513332207 Gêmang Township(Gemeng) 513332208 Xinrung Township(Xinrong) 513332210 Ju'nying Township(Yiniu) 513332211 Kyiu Township(Kyewu, Qiwu) 513332213 Choxükongma Township(Changxugongma) 513332215 Chomzagabma Township(Chomsakongma, Changshaganma) 513332216 Choxügabma Township(Changxuganma) 513332217 Waxü Township(Waxu) 513332219
Demographics The population of the district was inhabitants in 1999. National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS
There are about nomads in the district, or 77.6% of the population.
Climate Sêrxü County has an alpine climate (Köppen ETH) with short, mild and rainy summers, frigid and dry winters and a large diurnal temperature range in all seasons. Mean minima are below freezing for eight months of the year and frosts occur even in summer, whilst at the depth of winter mean minima approach and can reach .
References
External links maps of Sershul County Development Projects in Sershul Page descriptive - County Police Bureau County News photos of Sershul County Justice Bureau County Buddhism Academy County Water Resources Bureau