| Ngawa County | |
| Other Name: | Ngaba, Aba |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Sichuan |
| Subdivision Type2: | Autonomous prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ngawa |
| Seat: | Ngawa Town |
| Seat Type: | County seat |
| Area Total Km2: | 10435 |
| Population Total: | 80467 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Pushpin Map: | Sichuan#China |
| Pushpin Label: | Ngawa |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the seat in Sichuan |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Order: | st |
| S: | 阿坝县 |
| T: | 阿壩縣 |
| P: | Ābà Xiàn |
| Wylie: | rnga ba rdzong |
| Zwpy: | Ngawa Zong |
| Lang1 Content: | Rrmeabba |
| Lang1: | Qiang |
Ngawa County, or Aba or Ngaba, is a county in the northwest of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of the Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture. It is located in the remote northwestern part of the prefecture, on the border with Qinghai (to the northwest) and Gansu (to the north). The county seat is Ngawa Town.[2]
See main article: article and Phuntsog self-immolation incident. On 16 March 2011 a 20-year-old Tibetan monk called Phuntsok set fire to himself at a market, in protest against allegedly repressive government policies in Tibet Autonomous Region and other Tibetan populated areas in China.[3] He died in hospital early in the morning of 17 March. Following Phuntsok's self-immolation, hundreds of monks from the same monastery, Kirti monastery in Ngaba County, and other local residents staged another protest.
Ngawa County comprises 6 towns and 9 townships:
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Tibetan | Wylie | Administrative division code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Towns | ||||||
| Ngawa Town (Aba) | Chinese: 阿坝镇 | 513231100 | ||||
| Jialuo Town (Jialuo) | Chinese: 贾洛镇 | 513231101 | ||||
| Miuruma Town (Meruma, Mai'erma) | Chinese: 麦尔玛镇 | 513231102 | ||||
| Zhocog Town (Hocig, Hezhi) | Chinese: 河支镇 | 513231103 | ||||
| Gomang Town (Gemo) | Chinese: 各莫镇 | 513231104 | ||||
| Akam Town (Ankyam, Anqiang) | Chinese: 安羌镇 | 513231105 | ||||
| Townships | ||||||
| Mêugor Township (Mêgor, Maikun) | Chinese: 麦昆乡 | 513231201 | ||||
| Loincang Township (Longzang) | Chinese: 龙藏乡 | 513231203 | ||||
| Qoijêma Township (Qiujima) | Chinese: 求吉玛乡 | 513231204 | ||||
| Suwa Township (Siwa) | Chinese: 四洼乡 | 513231208 | ||||
| Andü Township (Andou) | Chinese: 安斗乡 | 513231209 | ||||
| Kogbo Township (Kehe) | Chinese: 柯河乡 | 513231210 | ||||
| Karsar Township (Karsa, Kuasha) | Chinese: 垮沙乡 | 513231211 | ||||
| Cainxi Township (Chali) | Chinese: 查理乡 | 513231213 | ||||
| Rongwam Township (Rong'an) | Chinese: 茸安乡 | 513231214 | ||||