Qiangma Explained

Official Name:Qiangma
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:Region
Subdivision Name1:Tibet
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture
Subdivision Name2:Nagqu Prefecture
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Amdo County
Area Total Km2:5467
Population As Of:2004
Population Total:1700
Population Blank1 Title:Major Nationalities
Population Blank1:Tibetan
Population Blank2 Title:Regional dialect
Population Blank2:Tibetan language
Timezone:+8
Coordinates:31.9764°N 90.8444°W

Qiangma, also Qangma or Qiangmazhen is a small town and township-level division of Amdo County in the Nagqu Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region, in China. It is located just south of Zi Getangcuo Lake, southwest of Amdo Town.[1] It covers an area of and as of 2004 it had a population of about 1700.[2] The principal economic activity is animal husbandry, pastoral yak, goat, sheep, and so on.[2]

Administrative divisions

The township-level division contains six village committees which are as follows:[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Maps. Google Maps.
  2. Web site: https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=zh-CN&u=http://www.chinaquhua.cn/Tibet/anduoxian_qiangmazhen.html&ei=YCHFT6XLMseB8gPQgtD0Cg&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CFsQ7gEwAg&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%25E5%25BC%25BA%25E7%258E%259B%25E9%2595%2587%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26hs%3Dx8S%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26channel%3Drcs%26prmd%3Dimvns. zh:强玛镇. Chinaquhua.cn. zh. 29 May 2012.
  3. Web site: Qangma Town. CF Guide. 29 May 2012.