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Town in Tibet, China
Ri'og
Town
Ri'og is located in TibetRi'ogRi'ogLocation within Tibet Autonomous Region
Coordinates: 28°0′43″N 87°40′54″E / 28.01194°N 87.68167°E / 28.01194; 87.68167
CountryChina
Autonomous RegionTibet
PrefectureShigatse
CountyDinggyê
Population
 • Total1,113
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Ri'og (Chinese: 日屋镇) is a town in Dinggyê County, in the Shigatse prefecture-level city of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. At the time of the 2010 census, the town had a population of 1,113.As of 2013, it had 5 communities under its administration.

Ri'og has been a traditional trade market between Tibet and Nepal. However, due to lack of cross-border vehicle-accessible route, the trade has been limited in scale.

References

  1. "China: Shigatse, Xigazê / 日喀则地区革". National Bureau of Statistics of China, accessed via Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  2. 郭俞洁. "不可忽视的聂拉木与日屋" [Nyalam and Ri'og could not be overlooked]. ctibet.cn. Retrieved 2017-02-13.
Township-level divisions of Shigatse
Samzhubzê
Bainang County
Dinggyê County
Gyangzê County
Gyirong County
Kamba County
Kangmar County
Lhazê County
Namling County
Ngamring County
Nyalam County
Rinbung County
Saga County
Sa'gya County
Tingri County
Xaitongmoin County
Yadong County
Zhongba County
China–Nepal border crossings
Official
Local Trade
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