Mozhugongka county, belonging to the Tibet autonomous region Lhasa city, Tibetan language meaning "Mozhu color green dragon king living in the middle of the white land", is located in the central Tibet autonomous region, Lhasa city in the east, Lhasa river in the middle and upper reaches of the west side of the Mira mountains, the south of Tibet yarlung zangbo river in the middle reaches of the valley area, is part of the Lhasa river valley plains. Belong to the plateau temperate semi-arid monsoon climate zone, cold and dry, thin air, winter and spring windy, annual temperature difference is small, the temperature difference between day and night. The average altitude of 4200 meters, known as the "home of the sky" reputation. The total area is 5,500 square kilometers. As of 2022, Mozhugongka County had a resident population of 49,400 people. As of June 2023, the county of Mozhugongka County under the jurisdiction of 1 township, 7 townships, the county people's government in the town of Mozhugongka.
Established in 1959, the county is one of the important birthplaces of Tibetan culture, the birthplace of Songtsen Gampo, the 33rd Zangpo during the Tubo period, and the hometown of Ngapo-Ngawang Jigme, who made great contributions to the peaceful liberation of Tibet. There is the historic Kagyu monastery of Zhikonti, which has a history of more than 800 years, the Dezhong Hot Spring and Sikinlatso, which combines myths and scenic beauty, as well as the famous Songtsen Gampo Memorial Hall, Khor Khang Manor and the Kelsang Ancient Path. As the resource reserve of Lhasa, Tibet, the mineral resources are an important non-ferrous metal base in Asia. Medicinal resources include dozens of valuable herbs such as Cordyceps, Snowdrops, Bayberry, Rhodiola Rosea and so on. Mozhu has "two springs, one lake, one temple and one ditch" and other humanistic attractions.
In October 2018, the government of Tibet Autonomous Region approved the withdrawal of Mozhugongka County from the sequence of poverty-stricken counties.
In 2022, Mozhugongka County completed a gross regional product of 6.161 billion yuan, with a growth rate of 2.1%. Among them: the added value of primary industry is 422 million yuan, with a growth rate of 4.9%; the added value of secondary industry is 4.954 billion yuan, with a growth rate of 8.1%; the added value of tertiary industry is 785 million yuan, with a decline of 8.2%.