文档介绍：Samzhubzê District
Samzhubzê District (other spellings: Sangzhuzi Dis- the PRC sent forces to the region, Samzhubzê had a pop-
trict, Samdruptse District) is a district in Xigazê, the dis- ulation of perhaps 12,000 people, making it the second
trict is synonymous referred to as Shigatse or Xigazê in largest city in Tibet.[5]
the Standard Tibetan language. Samzhubzê is the main In 11 July 2014 Samzhubzê was upgraded into a
urban center or city proper of Xigazê. district.[6]
It includes, and is roughly equivalent to, the ancient city
of Shigatse (Tibetan Pinyin: Xigazê), the second largest
city in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) of the Peo- 2 Geography and climate
ple’s Republic of China. In 2008, Samzhubzê had a pop-
ulation of 92,000, and is located about 250 km (160
mi) southwest of Lhasa and 90 km (56 mi) northwest Samzhubzê lies on flat terrain surrounded by high moun-
of Gyantse. It is the administrative center of modern tains, and the urban area is located just south of the
Xigazê, an administrative district of the TAR. Yarlung Zangbo River, located in the south-central Tibet
Autonomous Region. The city itself lies at an elevation of
The district is located at an altitude of 3,840 metres around 3,840 metres (12,600 ft), and within its adminis-
(12,600 ft) at the confluence of the Yarlung Tsangpo (aka trative area there are five peaks higher than 5,500 metre