Tuiwa (Chinese: 推瓦村; pinyin: Tuīwǎ Cūn; Tibetan: མཐུད་བ་གྲོང་ཚོ་, ZYPY: Tüwa Chongco) is a village located in Daglung [zh] Town, Nagarzê County, Shannan, Tibet, located at the northeast shore of Lake Puma Yumco.[2] Tuiwa is the second highest permanent settlement by elevation in the world, after La Rinconada, Peru.

Tuiwa
推瓦村
མཐུད་བ་གྲོང་ཚོ་
Tuiwa is located in Tibet
Tuiwa
Tuiwa
Location in Tibet Autonomous Region
Coordinates: 28°33′48″N 90°31′52″E / 28.5634°N 90.5310°E / 28.5634; 90.5310
CountryPeople's Republic of China
Autonomous regionTibet Autonomous Region
Prefecture-level cityShannan
CountyNagarzê
TownDaglung [zh]
Elevation5,070 m (16,630 ft)
Population
159
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

The village is located at an elevation of 5,070 meters above sea level. It is often referred to as "the highest administrative village in the world".[3]

Tuiwa is located in a pastoral region. Animal husbandry is the main source of income for the villagers.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Tuiwa Village -Tibet's rooftop village". exploretibet.com. 2015-03-24. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  2. ^ 董庆沛. "Life in Tibet's rooftop village". china.org.cn. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  3. ^ a b Tenzin Choedron (25 August 2014). "Highest Administrative Villge in the World". China Tibet Online. Retrieved 18 June 2022.