Banma County

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Banma County
班玛县 · པདམ་རྫོངས།
Nickname(s): 
Pema (པདམ། )
Banma County (division numbered "2") in Golog Prefecture
Banma County (division numbered "2") in Golog Prefecture
Banma is located in Qinghai
Banma
Banma
Location in Qinghai
Coordinates: 32°56′05″N 100°44′09″E / 32.93472°N 100.73583°E / 32.93472; 100.73583Coordinates: 32°56′05″N 100°44′09″E / 32.93472°N 100.73583°E / 32.93472; 100.73583
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceQinghai
Autonomous prefectureGolog
Area
 • Total6,376 km2 (2,462 sq mi)
Population
 • Total19,000
 • Density3.0/km2 (7.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Banma County
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese斑马县
Traditional Chinese班瑪縣
Tibetan name
Tibetanཔདམ་རྫོངས།

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[]

  1. ^ a b "新华网青海频道_青海新闻".
  2. ^ "Bennak". The Treasury of Lives. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  3. ^ "pad+ma rdzong". Buddhist Digital Resource Center. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  4. ^ "mgo log lo rgyus deb ther". Buddhist Digital Resource Center. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
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