| Official Name: | Pana |
| Translit Lang1 Type: | Tibetan |
| Translit Lang1 Type2: | pronunciation in IPA |
| Translit Lang1 Type4: | THDL |
| Translit Lang1 Type5: | other transcriptions |
| Translit Lang2 Type: | Traditional |
| Translit Lang2 Info6: | --> |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | China Tibet |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Tibet |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tibet |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Nagqu Prefecture |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Amdo County |
| Population As Of: | 2004 |
| Population Total: | 2700 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Major Nationalities |
| Population Blank1: | Tibetan |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Regional dialect |
| Population Blank2: | Tibetan language |
| Timezone: | +8 |
| Coordinates: | 32.2625°N 91.6783°W |
| Elevation M: | 4710 |
| Elevation Ft: | 15452 |
Pana, or Pagnag, also known as Anduo, or Amdo, is a town and the seat of Amdo County in the Nagqu Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region, in China.[1] It lies 464 kilometres north of Lhasa and 138 km north of Nagqu. As of 2004 its jurisdiction had a population of about 2700, 683 of which were living in the town of Pana.[2] The principal economic activity is animal husbandry, pastoral yak, goat, sheep, and so on.[3] Blueschist outcrops are found in the area. The villagers in recent times organized a railway protecting committee to select locals to monitor the Qinghai-Tibet Railway.[4]
"Constructed on the southern side of the Dangla Mountains, Amdo is a Chinese-style town on the Qinghai-Tibet Highway. The road here leads off to the west, heading towards the Mt. Kailash area via the Changthang Plateau. Many of the buses from Golmud to Lhasa used to stay overnight here."[5]
At an elevation of, Amdo is one of the highest year-round settlements in the world. It is now closed to tourists on the 1,130 km journey between Golmud and Lhasa. It is south of the Tanggula Shankou Pass on the border of Qinghai and Tibet, the highest pass between Lhasa and Golmud.[6]
The township-level division contains 42 villages and four village committees which are as follows:[2]