Baqên Town

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Baqên Town
—  Town  —
Chinese transliteration(s)
 - Traditional 巴青鎮
 - Simplified 巴青镇
 - Pinyin Bāqīng Zhèn
Baqên Town (China)
Baqên Town
Baqên Town
Location within Tibet
Coordinates: 32°4′60″N 93°35′60″E / 32.08333, 93.6
Country China
Region Tibet
Prefecture Nagqu Prefecture
County Lhari County
Nearby settlements (distance) Cegne 
17.2 mi/28 km

Chawola 
21.5 mi/35 km

Dartang 
22.3 mi/36 km

Poinsog 
11.9 mi/19 km

Shela 
15.3 mi/25 km

Sogba 
15.5 mi/25 km

Zaindainxoi 
14.4 mi/23 km

Elevation 4,422 m (14,511 ft)
Population
 - Total 392 *
 - Major Nationalities Tibetan
 - Regional dialect Tibetan language
Time zone +8 (UTC)
In a 7km radius

Baqên Town (Wylie rdzong; Chinese: 巴青鎮; Pinyin: Bāqīng Zhèn) is a small town in Baqên County within the Nagchu Prefecture in the north of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It is the district headquarters of Baqên County.

It lies at an altitude of 4422 metres (14,511 feet) and has a population of around 392.

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