Pama Township

Pama
བར་མ་
Township
Pama

Location within Tibet

Coordinates: 31°18′19″N 84°7′32″E / 31.30528°N 84.12556°E / 31.30528; 84.12556Coordinates: 31°18′19″N 84°7′32″E / 31.30528°N 84.12556°E / 31.30528; 84.12556
Country China
Region Tibet
Prefecture Shigatse Prefecture
County Zhongba County
Area
 • Total 4,098 km2 (1,582 sq mi)
Population
 • Major Nationalities Tibetan
 • Regional dialect Tibetan language
Time zone +8

Barma (Tibetan: བར་མ་), or Pama (Chinese: 帕玛乡), Pamaxiang, also spelled Parma or Jarma) is a small town and township-level division in Zhongba County in the Shigatse Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It is located roughly 500 kilometres (310 mi) northwest of Lhasa next to Chabyer Co lake, north of Taro Co. The township was established in 1961 and covers an area of 4,098 square kilometres (1,582 sq mi).[1][2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 资讯概要 (in Chinese). Wxntc.com. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  2. ↑ 帕玛乡 (in Chinese). Baike Baidu Encyclopedia. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
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