What is the altitude of Marcand County?

The ground elevation of Marcand County is between 2 180m and 530 1m, which is located at the southern end of the northwest Sichuan Plateau and belongs to the plateau canyon area, and the terrain gradually decreases from northeast to southwest.

Marcand County is a county under the jurisdiction of Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, which means "a place full of flames" and "a place of prosperity" in Tibetan.

Marcand County is bounded by the original Jia Rong 18 Tusi, namely Zhuokeji, Songgang, Dangba and Mosuo, also known as "four places". Barkam Town, where the county seat is located, is the resident of Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture and the political, cultural, financial and information center of Aba Prefecture. ?

As of 20 12, Marcand county covers an area of 6,633 square kilometers and governs 3 towns, 1 1 township; The total population is 5602 1.

According to its characteristics, the tourism resources in Marcand County can be divided into four categories: Jiarong Tibetan culture, Red Army culture, religious culture and natural landscape.

Extended Data Marcand County belongs to the special geography of low latitude and high altitude and the stereoscopic climate of high mountains and valleys, with dry winter and wet summer, rainy and hot seasons, abundant sunshine and large temperature difference between day and night. The annual average temperature is 8-9℃, the annual precipitation is 753 mm, the annual average sunshine is more than 2000 hours, and the absolute frost-free period is 120 days. The air quality has reached the national first-class standard.

In 20 12 years, there were Tibetan, Qiang, Hui and Han nationalities living in Marcand county 15. Among them, Tibetans account for 63% of the total population, Han nationality accounts for 34% of the total population, and other nationalities account for 3% of the total population.

By the end of 20 12, the total highway mileage in Marcand county had reached1145km, an increase of10km compared with the end of 2012. In 20 12 years, the passenger turnover was11230,000 person-kilometers, which was 71.2% lower than that in 201year; The freight turnover was 200.32 million tons/km, an increase of 26.4% compared with 20 1 1.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Marcand County