County in Tibet, China
Sog County (Tibetan : སོག་རྫོང་། , Chinese : 索县 ) is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Nagqu of the Tibet Autonomous Region , China.
Geography
Sog Dzong lies in the extreme western part of the former province of Kham . To its west is Chamdo and to its right Nagchu . Sogdzong is located between the Drachen and Driru, on the Sogchu River . It is the source of Gyalmo Ngulchu .
Climate
Sog County has a dry-winter alpine subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc ) with mild, rainy summers and freezing to frigid, dry winters with large diurnal temperature variations .
Climate data for Sogxian, elevation 4,023 m (13,199 ft), (1991–2020 normals)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °C (°F)
14.4
13.4
22.0
22.4
25.4
29.0
31.0
29.5
28.0
22.1
15.0
14.6
31.0
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
−0.4
2.5
6.3
10.3
13.8
16.9
19.2
19.2
16.2
10.7
5.6
2.0
10.2
Daily mean °C (°F)
−8.7
−5.2
−1.0
2.9
6.5
10.1
12.1
11.7
8.8
3.2
−2.8
−7.0
2.6
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
−15.9
−12.1
−7.5
−3.4
0.8
5.0
6.9
6.4
3.7
−2.2
−9.3
−14.5
−3.5
Record low °C (°F)
−31.0
−28.5
−22.7
−15.0
−8.7
−3.6
−4.0
−3.5
−7.0
−18
−23.2
−30.4
−31.0
Average precipitation mm (inches)
8.3
7.7
10.8
17.3
66.1
139.2
119.8
104.3
90.6
34.2
4.8
3.5
606.6
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
5.6
5.7
7.2
10.2
18.6
23.2
20.7
19.3
20.5
11.3
3.5
2.4
148.2
Average snowy days
7.1
7.9
10.6
13.5
10.1
1.3
0.2
0.1
1.0
10.3
5.9
4.2
72.2
Average relative humidity (%)
44
40
41
47
59
67
68
68
70
61
48
40
54
Mean monthly sunshine hours
190.5
176.7
191.9
204.2
207.3
187.3
206.7
206.8
185.2
203.9
208.4
205.6
2,374.5
Percent possible sunshine
59
56
51
52
48
44
48
51
51
59
67
66
54
Source 1: China Meteorological Administration [ 2] [ 3]
Source 2: Météo Climat (extremes)[ 4]
Administrative divisions
Sog County contains 2 towns and 8 townships .
Economy
Crops include barley, wheat, radish, potatoes, etc. and yaks, sheep, goat, cows, and horses are reared. Nomads move four times annually according to seasons.
The county contains Tsangdain Monastery , built in 1667, resembling the Potala Palace .[ 5]
References
Transport
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