Baga, Mainling County Explained

Baga
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:China Tibet
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Tibet Autonomous Region
Coordinates:29.9964°N 94.7021°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous region
Subdivision Name1:Tibet Autonomous Region
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Nyingchi
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Mainling
Population Blank1 Title:Major Nationalities
Population Blank1:Tibetan
Population Blank2 Title:Regional dialect
Population Blank2:Tibetan language
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:+8

Baga (;) is a village in Mainling County, in the south-east of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China and is located some east of Tungdor, south of Dagzê and south of Qomo. There are said to be springs in the area, fed by the Kyichu River which flows nearby.[1] The village produces a cheese known as thu.[1]

It is under the administration of Qiangna Township (Chinese: 羌纳乡) of Mainling County.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Gruber, Elmar R.. From the Heart of Tibet: The Biography of Drikung Chetsang Rinpoche, the Holder of the Drikung Kagyu Lineage. 13 March 2011. 10 August 2010. Shambhala Publications. 978-1-59030-765-6. 106.
  2. Web site: . zh:2009年米林县行政区划 . xzqh.org . zh-hans . 2011-04-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110406061533/http://www.xzqh.org/html/2011/0228/23460.html . 2011-04-06 .