Jaggang
Jiagang
ལྕགས་སྒང 甲岗村 Jaggang | |
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Village | |
  Jiagang  Jiagang | |
| Coordinates: 32°52′26″N 79°50′36″E / 32.8739466°N 79.8433971°E | |
| Country | China |
| Region | Tibet |
| Prefecture | Ngari Prefecture |
| County | Rutog County |
| Township | Risong Township |
| Elevation | 4,523 m (14,842 ft) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 700+ |
| • Major Nationalities | Tibetan |
| • Regional dialect | Tibetan language |
| Jaggang | |||||||
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| Chinese | 甲岗村 | ||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | jiǎ gǎng cūn | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Jiagang Village | ||||||
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Jiagang Cun (Tibetan: ལྕགས་སྒང; Simplified Chinese: 甲岗村), also called Jaggang[1] is a village in Risong Township of Rutog County that is administered as part of the Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region by China.[2] In 2014, its construction as a "demonstration village" started, continuing into 2018.[3] The redevelopment of Jiagang was part of a larger drive to improve border villages and towns in the region under China's poverty relief campaign.[4]
Churkang
The new village is close to a traditional village called Churkang that lay at the intersection of routes from Tashigang and Ladakh's Skakjung valley. During the British Raj era, monthly fairs were held here for trade between India and Tibet.[5] Churkang also lay on important routes to Dungti: Churkang–Chang La–Demchok–Dungti or Churkang–Tirtik La–Dungti. By 1962, the Chinese built a 'class 9 fair weather road' from Churkang to Chang La, a distance of 40km.[6]
Geography
The village is located about 80 kilometers away from the county seat of Rutog Town, and about 80 kilometres northeast of the Dumchele border trading point in Skakjung.[4]
Demographics
In 2016, there were 691 people in 185 households in Jiagang village.[3] This increased to 197 households with 723 people in 2018.[2] The per capita income in 2016 was CN¥ 8,060 yuan (US$ 1228.10).[3]
Economy
The village has a collective economy focusing on manufacturing, border trade, development of nurseries and husbandry. The residents are provided with government subsidies for living in the border regions. The village has access to water, electricity and cellular network coverage.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b 周欣 (18 September 2018). "Jaggang Village model unit in China's Tibet poverty relief campaign". Xinhua English News. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
- ^ a b "西藏阿里：建设中的边境小康示范村-新华网". Xinhua News Agency: Xinhuanet. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
- ^ a b c Yongyi, Xiao (17 January 2018). "阿里甲岗村：鼓起梦想的风帆_资讯_中国西藏网". www.tibet.cn. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
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"阿里地区边境小康村建设工作综述："好政策让日子越过越美"_岗村". www.sohu.com. 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Montgomerie, T. G. (1870), "Narrative Report of the Trans-Himalayan Explorations during 1868", Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, 36 (part 2, issue 1): 48
- ^ Malhotra, A. (2003). Trishul: Ladakh And Kargil 1947-1993. Lancer Publishers. pp. 43, 45. ISBN 978-81-7062-296-3.
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