Zhongba County

Zhongba County (Chinese: 仲巴县; Pinyin: Zhōngbā Xiàn) is a county of the Xigazê Prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region. It is the largest county in the region of Xigaze, and is located in western Tibet.

Zhongba County has a population of 18,000 and covers 43,594 square kilometers. It is prone to quakes and suffered another large one, 6.8 on the Richter scale on 30th August, 2008. Although it left a 10 km crack in a north-south direction at the epicenter, which is located at 31° north and 83.6° east. Houses were damaged and roads blocked by falling rocks, but no one has been reported as injured. [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-08/30/content_9739195.htm "Strong Earthquake in Tibet leaves no casualties, but big crack."]