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外文名称: Lhasa City
Lhasa is the capital of the
Tibet Autonomous Region, and located in the valley plain on the middle
reaches of the Lhasa River, a tributary of the Yarlung Zangbo River. It
is geographically 90°07' E and 29°39'N and at an altitude of 3,658 m
above sea level. Lhasa became the capital city in 1960, and administers
seven counties of Doilungdeqen, Damxung, Nyemo, Quxu, Lhunzhub, Dagze
and Maizhokunggar and Chengguan District.
It covers a total
area of 29,518 sq km and has a dozen ethnic groups including the
Tibetan, Han and Hui people with a combined population of
400,000, 87% of whom are Tibetans. The urban area totals 524
sq km, of which 51 sq km have been developed, and the urban population
reaches 140,000.
Lhasa has many sunny
days with a little rainfall in a year, and is neither cold in winter
nor hot in summer. It belongs to the plateau monsoon semi-arid climate
with the highest temperature of 29°C and the lowest temperature of
16.5°C below zero. The average annual temperature is 7.4°C and the
rainfall about 500 mm. Because of the annual sunshine period lasting
for more than 3,000 hours, Lhasa is known as a "town full of sunshine".
Picturesque Lhasa is famous for its long history, brilliant culture,
unique ethnic customs and habits, numerous cultural relics and scenic
spots and strong religious mentality. It is a member of the first group
of the state historic and cultural cities designated by the State
Council.
Lhasa is rich in natural
resources. The rivers in the city (excluding the section of
the Yarlung Zangbo River flowing across the city) have hydropower
potential of 2.5478 million kilowatts. The annual potential thermal
flux power-generating capacity of the geothermal field reaches 150,000
kilowatts, and that of natural thermal flux in the geothermal areas is
268,000 kw. The annual solar radiation value is 202 kilocalories per sq
cm. Lhasa has discovered more than 30 types of minerals such as iron,
copper, lead, gold, coal, corundum, plaster stone, sulfur and kaolin.
The reserves of corundum and geothermal heat rank first in the country,
natural sulfur third place, and kaolin fifth place. Lhasa has over 20
types of herbal medicines including Chinese caterpillar fungus, the
bulb of fritillary, snow lotus and rhubarb, It abounds in animals and
plants.
The city's pillar industries
range from mining, construction, building materials, tourism to ethnic
minority handicrafts. The city has 39 major enterprises such as the
Lhasa City Carpet Mill, the Cement Products Plant, the Jiama Chikang
Ore-dressing Mill, the Arts and Handicrafts Mill and the Zhufeng Health
Food Plant.
The city has 150 km of urban
roads, and two waterworks capable of supplying 70,400 tons of water
daily and 16.78 million cu m of water annually. The tapped water
availability in the city reaches 68%. The city has 1,490 buses with an
annual transport capacity of 14.89 million people (times). Lhasa has
15,788 local telephone users and 2,012 mobile telephone users. It has
13.5988-ha gardens and tree-covered areas averaging 9.9 sq m per
capita. The urban environment protection has reached the state-set
second-class standard. It removes 210 tons of garbage with the daily
garbage removal rate reaching 100%.
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