Tibet Autonomous Region
autonomous region of China
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Summary
Tibet Autonomous Region is an autonomous region of China[1]. It draws 15,091 Wikipedia views per month (autonomous region of china category, ranking #2 of 5).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: People's Republic of China[3]
- Country: People's Republic of China[4]
- Head of government: Yan Jinhai[5]
- Continent: Asia[6]
- Capital: Lhasa[7]
- Official language: Tibetan[8], Putonghua[9]
- Shares border with: Sichuan[10], Yunnan[11], Xinjiang[12], Qinghai[13], Nepal[14], Himachal Pradesh[15], Uttarakhand[16], Sikkim[17], Bhutan[18], Arunachal Pradesh[19], Kachin State[20]
- Basic form of government: autonomous region[21]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Lhasa[22], Shigatse[23], Chamdo[24], Nyingchi[25], Lhoka[26], Nagqu[27], Ngari Prefecture[28]
- Legislative body: Tibet Autonomous Regional People's Congress[29]
- Executive body: People's Government of Tibet Autonomous Region[30]
- Party chief representative: Wang Junzheng[31]
- Commons category: Tibet Autonomous Region[32]
- Located in time zone: UTC+08:00[33]
- Said to be the same as: Tibet[34]
- Inception: 1965[35]
- Highest point: Mount Everest[36]
- Located in/on physical feature: Tibet[37]
- Official website: http://www.xizang.gov.cn/[38]
- Topic's main category: Category:Tibet Autonomous Region[39]
- Population: 3,180,000[40], 3,648,100[41]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Tibet[42]
- Described by source: Draft History of Qing[43]
- Replaces: Xikang[44]
- Topic has template: Template:Tibet Autonomous Region[45]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Tibet Autonomous Region include Sichuan-Tibet Highway[46], a road[47], in People's Republic of China[48] and 2344 Xizang[49], an asteroid[50].
Why It Matters
Tibet Autonomous Region has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]
Entities named for it include Sichuan-Tibet Highway[46], a road[47], in People's Republic of China[48] and 2344 Xizang[49], an asteroid[50].