Tibet Autonomous Region

Tibet Autonomous Region
Autonomous region
Chinese transcription(s)
• Simplified Chinese	西藏自治区
• Hanyu pinyin	Xīzàng Zìzhìqū
• Abbreviation	XZ / 藏 (Zàng)
Tibetan transcription(s)
• Tibetan script	བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས
• Tibetan pinyin	Poi Ranggyong Jong
• Wylie transliteration	bod rang skyong ljongs
Potala Palace Mount Everest Yarlung Tsangpo Canyon Shigatse Namtso Tsaparang Qinghai-Tibet Railroad
Location of the Tibet Autonomous Region in China
Country	China
Capital and largest city	Lhasa
Divisions  - Prefecture-level  - County-level  - Township- level	7 prefectures 74 counties 699 towns and subdistricts
Government
• Type	Autonomous region
• Body	Tibet Autonomous Region People's Congress
• Party Secretary	Wang Junzheng
• Congress Chairman	Yan Jinhai
• Government Chairman	Garma Cedain
• Regional CPPCC Chairman	Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai
• National People's Congress Representation	24 deputies
Area
• Total	1,228,400 km2 (474,300 sq mi)
• Rank	2nd
Highest elevation (Mount Everest)	8,848 m (29,029 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	3,648,100
• Rank	32nd
• Density	2.9698/km2 (7.6917/sq mi)
• Rank	33rd
Demographics
• Ethnic composition	86.0% Tibetan 12.2% Han 0.8% others
• Languages and dialects	Tibetan, Mandarin Chinese
GDP (2025)
• Total	CN¥ 303.2 billion (31st) US$ 42.446 billion
• Per capita	CN¥ 81,502 (16th) US$ 11,410
ISO 3166 code	CN-XZ
HDI (2023)	0.656 (31st) – medium
Website	www.xizang.gov.cn (in Chinese)

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Tibet
"Tibet" in Chinese (top) and Tibetan (bottom)
Chinese name
Chinese	西藏
Hanyu Pinyin	Xīzàng
Literal meaning	"Western Tsang"
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xīzàng Bopomofo ㄒㄧ   ㄗㄤˋ Gwoyeu Romatzyh Shitzanq Wade–Giles Hsi1-tsang4 Tongyong Pinyin Sizàng Yale Romanization Syīdzàng IPA [ɕí.tsâŋ] other Mandarin Xiao'erjing ثِ‌زَانْ Wu Romanization Si平zaon去 Hakka Romanization Sî-tshông Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Sāi-johng Jyutping sai1 zong6 IPA [sɐj˥ tsɔŋ˨] Southern Min Hokkien POJ Se-chōng Teochew Peng'im Sai-tsăng Eastern Min Fuzhou BUC Să̤-câung
Tibet Autonomous Region
Simplified Chinese	西藏自治区
Traditional Chinese	西藏自治區
Hanyu Pinyin	Xīzàng Zìzhìqū
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xīzàng Zìzhìqū Bopomofo ㄒㄧ   ㄗㄤˋ ㄗˋ   ㄓˋ   ㄑㄩ Gwoyeu Romatzyh Shitzanq Tzyhjyhchiu Wade–Giles Hsi1-tsang4 Tzu4-chih4-chʻü1 Tongyong Pinyin Sizàng Zìhjhìhcyu Yale Romanization Syīdzàng Dz̀jr̀chyū IPA [ɕí.tsâŋ tsɹ̩̂.ʈʂɻ̩̂.tɕʰý] other Mandarin Xiao'erjing ثِ‌زَانْ زِجِ‌کِیُوِ Wu Romanization Si平zaon去 Zy去zy去chiu平 Hakka Romanization Sî-tshông Tshṳ-tshṳ-khî Yue: Cantonese Jyutping sai1 zong6 zi6 zi6 keoi1 IPA [sɐj˥ tsɔŋ˨ tsi˨ tsi˨ kʰɵɥ˥] Southern Min Hokkien POJ Se-chōng Chū-tī-khu Teochew Peng'im Sai-tsăng Tsĕu-tī-khu Eastern Min Fuzhou BUC Să̤-câung Cê̤ṳ-dê-kṳ̆
Tibetan name
Tibetan	བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས།
Transcriptions Wylie bod rang skyong ljongs Tibetan Pinyin Poi rang-gyong jong Lhasa IPA [pʰø̀ʔ ʐàŋ.cóŋ tɕòŋ]
Manchu name
Manchu script	ᠸᠠᡵᡤᡳ ᡩᡯᠠᠩ
Romanization	wargi Dzang
Mongolian name
Mongolian	Töbhödiin öörtöö zasakh oron

The Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), often shortened in English to Tibet and sometimes to Xizang, is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. It was established in 1965 to replace the Tibet Area, a former administrative division of the Republic of China.

The current borders of the Tibet Autonomous Region were generally established in the 18th century and include about half of cultural Tibet, which was at times independent and at times either under the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty or Qing dynasty rule. The TAR spans more than 1,200,000 km² (460,000 sq mi) and is the second-largest province-level division of China by area. It has a harsh and rugged terrain, with a population of 3.6 million people or approximately 3 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.8/sq mi).