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Shannan includes 12 counties, four of which are in boarder areas. They are Cona, Lhongzi, Nanggarze and Lhozha. There are 144 township-level towns, five neighborhood committees and 719 village committees. Of the 144 townships, there are 71 agricultural townships, 18 involved animal husbandry, and 57 that combine these two sectors.
Shannan's topography is typical of the southern Tibetan valley area,
with a terrian gradually declining from west to east and at an average
elevation of about 3,700 meters. The Yarlung Zangbo River, the mother
river of Tibetan people, runs 424 kilometers from west to east through
the seven counties of Nanggarze, Gonggar, Chahang, Nedong, Sangri, Qusum,
Gyacha.
In addition, Shannan has 41 rivers that run down high mountains and deep
valleys all year round, with the river area of 38,000 square kilometers.
There are 88 lakes in the prefecture, including Yamzhog Yumco, Namco,
Chigu and Purmo Yumco, which are well known and, like green gemstones,
are inlaid in the mountains of Shannan.
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