Gar County, belongs to the Ali Region of the Tibet Autonomous Region. Located in the westernmost part of Tibet, along the watersheds of Sengge Zangbu and Gaer Zangbu, it is one of the 18 border counties in Tibet, with an area of 18,080,000 square kilometers. Cultivated land area of 0.89 million mu. It has 4 townships and 1 town under its jurisdiction. As of zero hour on November 1, 2020, the resident population of Gar County is 31,052 people.
Gar County is surrounded by mountains, the central low flat, the average altitude of 4350 meters, the highest altitude of 6554 meters. The county has a total of 12 large and small lakes, of which the larger ones are Langjiu Lake and Xinjia Lake. There are three main highways in the territory, namely Ye Shi Highway, Azhi Highway and Hei A Highway. The mileage of highway in the territory reaches 498 kilometers. Centering on Shiquanhe Town, Kunsha Airport was officially opened to the public, and the rift valley was transformed into an open road.
In October 2018, the People's Government of the Tibet Autonomous Region officially approved that Gar County quit the poverty-stricken county (district).
In 2017, the gross regional product of Gar County was 297 million yuan.
