Menba Township, Mozhugongka County, Lhasa City, Tibet Autonomous Region

Menba Township

Menba township is under the jurisdiction of Mozhugongka County, Lhasa City, Tibet Autonomous Region. "Menba" is a Tibetan translation, meaning ominous. Menba township was established in 1960, the commune was changed in 1970, the township was restored in 1984, and renduogang township was merged into Menba Township in 1996. Located in the northeast of the county. It covers an area of 1372.42 square kilometers and has a population of 3944 (2017), which is connected with roads. It has jurisdiction over 6 village committees, namely Balka, renduogang, Dezong, Dazhu, bowa and Jiwa. It is mainly animal husbandry, supplemented by agriculture, and grazes yak, sheep and goat. Highland barley, wheat and rape are planted. It produces Fritillaria.

General situation

Mozhugongka county is located in the middle of Tibet, the middle and upper reaches of Lhasa River and the west side of Mira river. It covers an area of 5512 square kilometers. the cultivated land area is 86300 mu, the grassland area is 4.9 million mu, and the forest land area is 420000 mu. It has jurisdiction over 1 town, 15 townships and 149 villagers' committees. in Tibetan, Mozhugongka means "the middle place where the king of Qinglong lives". Mozhugongka was established in 1857. In September 1959, Mozhugongka and zhikongzong merged, and Zhenglong established Mozhugongka County, which has been under the jurisdiction of Lhasa since then. County resident card. the county is located in the middle reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River Valley in southern Tibet, part of the Lhasa River valley plain. it has the same mountains and rivers, surrounded by river valleys and widely distributed grasslands. The terrain is high in the East and low in the west, with an average altitude of more than 4000 meters. It belongs to the semi-arid monsoon climate zone of the plateau temperate zone. The annual frost free period is about 90 days, and the annual sunshine hours is 2813.1 hours. The annual precipitation is 515.7mm, and the precipitation is concentrated from June to September every year. due to geographical reasons, there are many and frequent natural disasters in the territory. In spring and autumn, it is often damaged by frost in the early and late days. In summer, it is often attacked by thunderstorm and hail. Drought and flood are very easy to cause disasters. The long dry winter is accompanied by wind and sand. At the turn of winter and spring, the motive is threatened by snow disaster.

natural resources

The main minerals discovered are gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, marble, limestone, etc. Wild animal and plant resources mainly include Zhangzi, wild deer, bear, wild sheep, black necked Crane, Cordyceps, Fritillaria and Saussurea. the economic structure of the county is the combination of agriculture and animal husbandry. The main food crops are Qingke, winter wheat, spring wheat, peas, potatoes, etc. the economic crop is rape. It mainly raises cattle, sheep and so on, and occupies an increasingly heavy proportion in the county's agricultural economy. Forestry income is also increasing. The 3357 project, a comprehensive development project of agriculture, animal husbandry and forestry with the assistance of FAO, was started in 1989. After completion, the agricultural production conditions in the county will be greatly changed and the ecological balance will be further promoted. In addition to qiaga hydropower station with a total installed capacity of 1500 kW and an annual generating capacity of 1.1 million kwh, there are 26 small and medium-sized hydropower stations with a total installed capacity of 2310 kW. Besides, the national handicraft industry here is developed. the transportation has formed a road transportation network with Sichuan Tibet highway as the trunk and radiating to the villages in the East, West and North. There are more than 70 rural roads. The total length is 650 km.

physical geography

Mira mountain

Mira mountain, which is more than 4700 meters high, stands in the east of Lhasa. Although Mira mountain is only a small mountain for Qianshan Wanren of Tibet Plateau, it forms a north-south watershed with Potala mountain in the south. It crosses the East-West Yarlung Zangbo Valley and becomes an important boundary mountain of landform, vegetation and climate on the East and west sides of Yarlung Zangbo valley. Lhasa River passes through Mozhugongka county.

Lhasa River

Lhasa River originates from the lakongmagou in Jiali pengcuo at the southern foot of nyainqentangla mountain. It flows through Naqu, Dangxiong, Linzhou, Mozhugongka, Dazi, Chengguan and duilongdeqing to Qushui county. It is a large tributary of the middle reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River, with a total length of 495 km and a drainage area of 31760 km2. The maximum flow is 2830 m3 / s, the minimum flow is 20 m3 / s, and the annual average flow is 287 m3 / s. the altitude ranges from 5500 m at the source to 3580 m at the estuary, which is the highest in the world One of the highest rivers in the world. the River belongs to the type of snow melting and rainfall, and the amount of water varies with the temperature and the amount of precipitation. Mozhugongka county belongs to the plateau temperate semi-arid monsoon climate zone. It is cold and dry, the air is thin and windy in winter and spring. The annual temperature difference is small, but the diurnal temperature difference is large. The annual frost free period is about 90 days, and the annual sunshine hours is 2813.1 hours. The annual precipitation is 515.7mm, and the precipitation is concentrated from June to September every year. due to geographical reasons, there are many and frequent natural disasters in the territory. in spring and autumn, it is often damaged by early and late frost. In summer, it is often attacked by thunderstorm and hail. Drought and flood are very easy to cause disasters. the long dry winter is accompanied by wind and sand. At the turn of winter and spring, the motive is threatened by snow disaster.