Banma County
Banma County is a county of southeastern Qinghai Province, China, bordering Sichuan to the south. It is the southernmost county-level division under the administration of Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. The Red Army of the Chinese Communist Party passed through Banma in 1936 during the Long March.[1] The seat of Baima county is in Sailaitang Town (赛来塘镇).[1]
Banma County
班玛县 · པདམ་རྫོངས། | |
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| Nickname(s): Pema (པདམ། ) | |
 Banma County (division numbered "2") in Golog Prefecture | |
  Banma Location in Qinghai | |
| Coordinates: 32°56′05″N 100°44′09″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Qinghai |
| Autonomous prefecture | Golog |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,376 km2 (2,462 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 19,000 |
| • Density | 3.0/km2 (7.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
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| Simplified Chinese | 斑马县 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 班瑪縣 | ||||||||||
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| Tibetan | པདམ་རྫོངས། | ||||||||||
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It is home to Bennak, a Nyingma monastery of the Pelyul tradition, founded in 1824, which was visited by noted female teacher Sera Khandro.[2] A 1992 work indicates that the 22 monasteries in the county are predominantly Nyingma.[3][4]
Administrative divisions
Gadê is divided into one town and eight townships:
- Sailaitang Town (赛来塘镇)
- Duogongma Township (多贡麻乡)
- Makehe Township (马可河乡)
- Jika Township (吉卡乡)
- Daka Township (达卡乡)
- Zhiqin Township (知钦乡)
- Jiangritang Township (江日堂乡)
- Ya'ertang Township (亚尔堂乡)
- Dengta Township (灯塔乡)
References
- "新华网青海频道_青海新闻".
- "Bennak". The Treasury of Lives. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
- "pad+ma rdzong". Buddhist Digital Resource Center. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
- "mgo log lo rgyus deb ther". Buddhist Digital Resource Center. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
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