Tibet Autonomous Region

Summary

Tibet Autonomous Region is an autonomous region of China^[1]. It draws 3,336 Wikipedia views per month (autonomous_region_of_china category, ranking #2 of 5).^[2]

Key Facts

• Tibet Autonomous Region is located in People's Republic of China^[3].
• Tibet Autonomous Region is in the country of People's Republic of China^[4].
• Tibet Autonomous Region's head of government is recorded as Yan Jinhai^[5].
• Tibet Autonomous Region is on the continent of Asia^[6].
• Tibet Autonomous Region's instance of is recorded as autonomous region of China^[7].
• Tibet Autonomous Region's capital is recorded as Lhasa^[8].
• Tibet Autonomous Region's official language is recorded as Tibetan^[9].
• Tibet Autonomous Region's official language is recorded as Putonghua^[10].
• Tibet Autonomous Region's shares border with is recorded as Sichuan^[11].
• Tibet Autonomous Region's shares border with is recorded as Yunnan^[12].
• Tibet Autonomous Region's shares border with is recorded as Xinjiang^[13].
• Tibet Autonomous Region's shares border with is recorded as Qinghai^[14].
• Tibet Autonomous Region's shares border with is recorded as Nepal^[15].
• Tibet Autonomous Region's shares border with is recorded as Himachal Pradesh^[16].
• Tibet Autonomous Region's shares border with is recorded as Uttarakhand^[17].
• Tibet Autonomous Region's shares border with is recorded as Sikkim^[18].
• Tibet Autonomous Region's shares border with is recorded as Bhutan^[19].
• Tibet Autonomous Region's shares border with is recorded as Arunachal Pradesh^[20].
• Tibet Autonomous Region's shares border with is recorded as Kachin State^[21].
• Tibet Autonomous Region's basic form of government is recorded as autonomous region^[22].
• Tibet Autonomous Region's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lhasa^[23].
• Tibet Autonomous Region's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Shigatse^[24].
• Tibet Autonomous Region's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Chamdo^[25].
• Tibet Autonomous Region's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Nyingchi^[26].
• Tibet Autonomous Region's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Lhoka^[27].

Body

Geography

Tibet Autonomous Region is in the country of People's Republic of China^[4]. It is located in People's Republic of China^[3]. It is on the continent of Asia^[6].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+3180000'}^[28] and {'amount': '+3648100'}^[29].

Designation and Status

Tibet Autonomous Region's instance of is recorded as autonomous region of China^[7].

History and Context

1965 marks the founding of Tibet Autonomous Region^[30].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Tibet Autonomous Region include Sichuan-Tibet Highway^[31], a road^[32], in People's Republic of China^[33] and 2344 Xizang^[34], an asteroid^[35].

Why It Matters

Tibet Autonomous Region draws 3,336 Wikipedia views per month (autonomous_region_of_china category, ranking #2 of 5).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for it include Sichuan-Tibet Highway^[31], a road^[32], in People's Republic of China^[33] and 2344 Xizang^[34], an asteroid^[35].