Tuiwa (Chinese: 推瓦村; pinyin: Tuīwǎ Cūn; Tibetan: མཐུད་བ་གྲོང་ཚོ་, ZYPY: Tüwa Chongco) is a village located in Daglung Town, Nagarzê County, Shannan, Tibet, located at the northeast shore of Lake Puma Yumco.[2] Tuiwa is the second highest permanent settlement by elevation in the world, after La Rinconada, Peru.
Tuiwa
推瓦村 མཐུད་བ་གྲོང་ཚོ་ | |
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  Tuiwa Location in Tibet Autonomous Region | |
| Coordinates: 28°33′48″N 90°31′52″E / 28.5634°N 90.5310°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Autonomous region | Tibet Autonomous Region |
| Prefecture-level city | Shannan |
| County | Nagarzê |
| Town | Daglung |
| Elevation | 5,070 m (16,630 ft) |
| Population | 159 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
The village is located at an elevation of 5,070 meters above sea level. It is often referred to as "the highest administrative village in the world".[3]
Tuiwa is located in a pastoral region. Animal husbandry is the main source of income for the villagers.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Tuiwa Village -Tibet's rooftop village". exploretibet.com. 2015-03-24. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
- ^ 董庆沛. "Life in Tibet's rooftop village". china.org.cn. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
- ^ a b Tenzin Choedron (25 August 2014). "Highest Administrative Villge in the World". China Tibet Online. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
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