Banma County
Banma County
班玛县 · པདམ་རྫོངས། | |
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Nickname(s): Pema (པདམ། ) | |
![]() Banma County (division numbered "2") in Golog Prefecture | |
![]() ![]() Banma Location in Qinghai | |
Coordinates: 32°56′05″N 100°44′09″E / 32.93472°N 100.73583°ECoordinates: 32°56′05″N 100°44′09″E / 32.93472°N 100.73583°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Qinghai |
Autonomous prefecture | Golog |
Area | |
• Total | 6,376 km2 (2,462 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 19,000 |
• Density | 3.0/km2 (7.7/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
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Chinese name | |||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 斑马县 | ||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 班瑪縣 | ||||||||||
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Tibetan | པདམ་རྫོངས། | ||||||||||
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Banma County is a county of southeastern Qinghai Province, China, bordering Sichuan to the south. It is the southernmost county-level division under the administration of Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. The Red Army of the Chinese Communist Party passed through Banma in 1936 during the Long March.[1] The seat of Baima county is in (赛来塘镇).[1]
It is home to Bennak, a Nyingma monastery of the Pelyul tradition, founded in 1824, which was visited by noted female teacher Sera Khandro.[2] A 1992 work indicates that the 22 monasteries in the county are predominantly Nyingma.[3][4]
Administrative divisions[]
Gadê is divided into one town and eight townships:
- (赛来塘镇)
- Duogongma Township (多贡麻乡)
- Makehe Township (马可河乡)
- Jika Township (吉卡乡)
- Daka Township (达卡乡)
- Zhiqin Township (知钦乡)
- Jiangritang Township (江日堂乡)
- Ya'ertang Township (亚尔堂乡)
- Dengta Township (灯塔乡)
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "新华网青海频道_青海新闻".
- ^ "Bennak". The Treasury of Lives. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
- ^ "pad+ma rdzong". Buddhist Digital Resource Center. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
- ^ "mgo log lo rgyus deb ther". Buddhist Digital Resource Center. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
Categories:
- County-level divisions of Qinghai
- Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
- Northwestern China geography stubs