Kangmar County Explained

Kangmar County
Settlement Type:County
Pushpin Map:Tibet#China
Pushpin Label:Kangmar
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the seat in the Tibet A.R.
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:China
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous region
Subdivision Name1:Tibet
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture-level city
Subdivision Name2:Xigazê
Seat Type:County seat
Seat:Kangmar
Area Total Km2:6,163.72
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:20864
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:China Standard
Utc Offset:+8
Coordinates:28.2803°N 89.3439°W
Tib:ཁང་དམར་རྫོང་།
Wylie:Khang dMar rDzong
Zwpy:Kangmar Zong
Order:st
S:康马县
T:康馬縣
P:Kāngmǎ Xiàn

Kangmar County (;) is a county of Xigazê in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China, bordering India's Sikkim state to the south. Gala Co lake is located in Kangmar County.[2]

Administration divisions

Kangmar County is divided into 1 town and 8 townships.

NameChineseHanyu PinyinTibetanWylie
Town
Kangmar TownChinese: 康马镇
Townships
Namnying TownshipChinese: 南尼乡
Sapügang TownshipChinese: 少岗乡
Kamru TownshipChinese: 康如乡
Samada TownshipChinese: 萨玛达乡
Gala TownshipChinese: 嘎拉乡
Nyêrudoi TownshipChinese: 涅如堆乡
Nyêrumai TownshipChinese: 涅如麦乡
Zhontreng TownshipChinese: 雄章乡

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 日喀则市第七次全国人口普查主要数据公报 . Government of Xigazê . zh . 2021-07-20 .
  2. Book: Croddy, E. . China’s Provinces and Populations: A Chronological and Geographical Survey . Springer International Publishing . 2022 . 978-3-031-09165-0 . 2024-03-07 . 698.