Ngari Prefecture
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Ngari Prefecture is a prefecture in Tibet Autonomous Region, with administrative division code 542500.

## Administrative status

Ngari Prefecture is part of [Tibet Autonomous Region](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tibet-540000.html) (autonomous region)[^mca2023].

## Subdivisions

7 county-level or higher divisions[^mca2023]:

- [Purang County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/purang-542521.html) (county, 542521)
- [Zanda County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/zanda-542522.html) (county, 542522)
- [Gar County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/gar-542523.html) (county, 542523)
- [Rutog County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/rutog-542524.html) (county, 542524)
- [Gê'gyai County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ge-gyai-542525.html) (county, 542525)
- [Gertse County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/gertse-542526.html) (county, 542526)
- [Coqên County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/coqen-542527.html) (county, 542527)

## Basic facts

- Administrative division code: 542500[^mca2023]
- Area: 337,174.95 km²[^wikidata]
- Population: 123,281 (2020)[^wikidata]

## History

- From 1 January 1960: named “阿里专区”, until 31 December 1969[^wikidata].

Updated: 2026-10-25

Tags:
- 行政区划 https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/tags/admin-division.html

Relations:
- Located in: Tibet Autonomous Region https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tibet-540000.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Purang County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/purang-542521.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Zanda County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/zanda-542522.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Gar County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/gar-542523.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Rutog County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/rutog-542524.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Gê'gyai County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ge-gyai-542525.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Gertse County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/gertse-542526.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Coqên County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/coqen-542527.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)

Mentioned in:
- Tibet Autonomous Region https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tibet-540000.html
- Purang County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/purang-542521.html
- Zanda County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/zanda-542522.html
- Gar County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/gar-542523.html
- Rutog County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/rutog-542524.html
- Gê'gyai County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/ge-gyai-542525.html
- Gertse County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/gertse-542526.html
- Coqên County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/coqen-542527.html

Sources:
- 2023年中华人民共和国县以上行政区划代码（民政部） https://www.mca.gov.cn/mzsj/xzqh/2023/202301xzqh.html 代码 542500 阿里地区
- Wikidata Q577713 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q577713
- Ngari Prefecture (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ngari_Prefecture
- 阿里地区（维基百科） https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%98%BF%E9%87%8C%E5%9C%B0%E5%8C%BA