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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County | |
| 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]
Gadê is divided into one town and eight townships:
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