Nagqu is a prefecture-level city in the northern part of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, established in 2018 from the former Nagqu Prefecture as the sixth prefecture-level city in Tibet. Covering about 450,537 square kilometers, an area slightly larger than Sweden, it is the largest prefecture-level city by area in the world. The 2010 census recorded a population of 462,381, and a 2024 sampling survey estimated the resident population at 514,300.
Facts
Area (sq km) Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Nagqu (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 504,838 (2020)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 31.47665, longitude 92.05691
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 4500 m
P2046 (area)
area 450537.0 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 504838 (2020)
View the Source2. GeoNames: Nagqu - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1280517
31.47678 92.05729 P PPLA2 CN 14 5406 30000 4512 Asia/Shanghai
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 4512 m
View the Source 3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 31.25, 92.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 31.25, 92.25
31.25 92.25 ET
Nagqu (Wikipedia)
Lead section
Nagqu (also Naqu, Nakchu, or Nagchu; Tibetan: ནག་ཆུ།, Wylie: Nag-chu, ZWPY: Nagqu; Chinese: 那曲; lit. 'black river') is a prefecture-level city in the north of the Autonomous Prefecture of Tibet.
- In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
View the SourceWikidata: China
On Continent: Asia, Wikidata item for China, property P30 (continent)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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