Qiangma

Qiangma
Qiangma is located in Tibet
Qiangma
Qiangma
Location within Tibet
Coordinates: 31°58′35″N 90°50′40″E / 31.97639°N 90.84444°E / 31.97639; 90.84444
CountryChina
RegionTibet
PrefectureNagqu Prefecture
CountyAmdo County
Area
 • Total5,467 km2 (2,111 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)
 • Total1,700
 • Major Nationalities
Tibetan
 • Regional dialect
Tibetan language
Time zone+8

Qiangma, also Qangma or Qiangmazhen (Chinese: 强玛镇) 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, 90.7 kilometres (56.4 mi) southwest of Amdo Town.[1] It covers an area of 5,467 square kilometres (2,111 sq mi) 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]

  1. ^ Maps (Map). Google Maps.
  2. ^ a b 强玛镇 (in Chinese). Chinaquhua.cn. Retrieved 29 May 2012.