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Riwoqê
Tibetcity
Total population
8,400
Demographic figures from National Bureau of Statistics of China. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Riwoqê is a small city in Tibet, China. Riwoqê maps to 29.192°, 86.618° — squarely within the subtropical belt. Population sits at roughly 8,400 according to the open data we track. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,113 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 83% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by hot summers and mild winters typical of the subtropics. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- bharalPseudois nayaur (Hodgson, 1833) · Mammalia1
- Tibetan GazelleProcapra picticaudata Hodgson, 1846 · Mammalia1
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.5 — 2026-03-12111 km N of Lobuche, Nepal
- M 4.1 — 2025-12-04130 km N of Lobuche, Nepal
- M 4.5 — 2025-11-10126 km N of Lobuche, Nepal
- M 4.3 — 2025-10-02119 km N of Lobuche, Nepal
- M 4.3 — 2025-09-13117 km N of Lobuche, Nepal
- M 5 — 2025-09-12137 km N of Lobuche, Nepal
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Tibet
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
