[1] Tanggula Town is an administrative unit that occupies 47,540 square kilometres (18,360 sq mi) in the southwestern corner of Qinghai province.

[1] The area around the peak is protected as part of the Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve, which the town is located near.

[1] The main settlement is located near the highway and railway crossing of the Tuotuo River, which is one of the headwaters of the Yangtze.

[1] According to a 2021 publication by the Golmud city government, 247 people in Tanggulashan are members of the Chinese Communist Party.

Specific breeds of sheep and yak, such as the Tanggula yak (Chinese: 唐古拉牦牛; pinyin: Tánggǔlā máoniú) and the Tibetan sheep (Chinese: 藏羊; pinyin: Zàng yáng), have received geographical indication from the Ministry of Agriculture of China.

[8] As a result, grazing is restricted and limited in certain areas,[1] and projects are underway to reduce the livestock population in Tanggulashan to what is thought to be the "scientifically sound" target of 53,600.

After some attempts to poison them (with obvious side effects), in 2009 the local authorities started a campaign to attract birds of prey to the area, hoping that they would help to keep the rat population under control.

[9] In 2007, it was reported that a factory producing traditional Tibetan carpets opened in the area, employing about 80 people.