The largest prefecture-level city in China.

The largest prefecture-level city in China is Naqu City.

In 20 17, the state renamed Naqu area in Tibet as Naqu city. Naqu City covers an area of about 430,000 square kilometers, which is more than10,000 square kilometers higher than Hulunbeier, so Hulunbeier withdrew from history and Naqu City became the largest prefecture-level city in China. Naqu city has 10 counties, which is located in the northern part of Tibet on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

Naqu City is the "North Gate" of Tibet, an important part of the five pastoral areas in China, and is known as "Heyuan" and "China Water Tower". Generally speaking, it belongs to underdeveloped and backward areas. It is located between Tanggula Mountain and Nyainqen Tanggula Mountain and Gangdise Mountain. The central region belongs to plateau and hilly terrain. Although it is mountainous, the slope is relatively gentle. The northern part belongs to Tanggula mountain area, the eastern part belongs to plateau mountain area, and the southern part belongs to the intersection of northern Tibet plateau and eastern Tibet alpine canyon.

Climatic characteristics of Naqu city

Naqu belongs to the sub-cold climate zone, with high altitude, insufficient heat, cold and dry climate, and the oxygen content is only half of the sea level. The northern Tibetan Plateau is one of the regions with the worst climatic conditions in Tibet, and it is a typical sub-cold zone.

Naqu is cold and anoxic, with dry climate, large temperature difference between day and night and windy. The annual average temperature is -0.9℃ to -3.3℃, the annual relative humidity is 48-5 1%, the annual rainfall is only between 100-200mm, and the annual sunshine hours are 2852.6-288 1. Every year 1 1 to March of the following year is a dry and windy period in northern Tibet. Once it snows, it will easily turn into a snowstorm. During this period, the climate is dry, the temperature is low, and the oxygen-deficient sandstorm is large and lasts for a long time.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Naqu City