Duoma

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Duoma
Township
Duoma
Location within Tibet
Coordinates: 32°22′59″N 89°8′38″E / 32.38306°N 89.14389°E / 32.38306; 89.14389Coordinates: 32°22′59″N 89°8′38″E / 32.38306°N 89.14389°E / 32.38306; 89.14389
Country China
Region Tibet
Prefecture Nagqu Prefecture
County Nyima County
Population (2004)
 • Total 1,488
 • Major Nationalities Tibetan
 • Regional dialect Tibetan language
Time zone +8

Duoma, Doima, or Duomaxiang (Chinese: 多玛乡) is a village and township-level division of Nyima County in the Nagqu Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region, in China. It is located roughly 140 kilometres (87 mi) west of Amdo Town and roughly 50 kilometres (31 mi) north of Siling Co, near the western bank of a lake at the foot of the Tanggula Mountains.[1] As of 2004 it had a population of 1488 people.

The principal economic activity is animal husbandry, pastoral yak, goat, sheep, and so on. The township is very rich in fish and mineral resources, and as many as 30 kinds of mineral are found here, including coal, iron, chromium, iron, copper, zinc, antimony, molybdenum, gold dust, rock gold, borax, platinum, silver, rock crystal, jade, mica, salt, oil, etc.[2] Duoma means "Sodom".[2]

Administrative divisions

The township-level division contains the following villages: [3]

  • Zhongluma Village (仲鲁玛村)
  • Guogen Caqu Village (果根擦曲村)
  • Sanawo Village (萨那沃村)
  • Lajia Luma Village (拉加鲁玛村)

See also

  • List of towns and villages in Tibet

References

  1. ↑ Google Maps. Maps (Map).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "多玛乡" (in Chinese). Hudong Encyclopedia. Retrieved 29 May 2012. 
  3. ↑ "Gangnyi Township". CF Guide. Retrieved 29 May 2012. 
County-level divisions
Towns and villages
Geography

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