Baga, Mainling County (original) (raw)

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Village in Tibet Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China

Baga བྷ་ག 巴嘎村
Village
Baga is located in TibetBagaBagaLocation within Tibet Autonomous Region
Coordinates: 29°59′47″N 94°42′08″E / 29.9964°N 94.7021°E / 29.9964; 94.7021
Country People's Republic of China
Autonomous region Tibet Autonomous Region
Prefecture-level city Nyingchi
County Mainling
Population
Major Nationalities Tibetan
Regional dialect Tibetan language
Time zone UTC+8 (CST)

Baga (Tibetan: བྷ་ག, ZYPY: Baga; Chinese: 巴嘎; pinyin: Bāgā) is a village in Mainling County, in the south-east of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China and is located some 13.8 kilometres (8.6 mi) east of Tungdor, 25.6 kilometres (15.9 mi) south of Dagzê and 35.4 kilometres (22.0 mi) 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 (羌纳乡) of Mainling County.[2]

  1. ^ a b Gruber, Elmar R. (10 August 2010). From the Heart of Tibet: The Biography of Drikung Chetsang Rinpoche, the Holder of the Drikung Kagyu Lineage. Shambhala Publications. p. 106. ISBN 978-1-59030-765-6. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  2. ^ 2009年米林县行政区划 (in Simplified Chinese). xzqh.org. Archived from the original on 2011-04-06. Retrieved 2011-04-22.