Amdo County
| Amdo County | |
|---|---|
| County | |
| Tibetan transcription(s) | |
| • Tibetan | ཨ་མདོ་རྫོང་ |
| • Wylie transliteration | a mdo rdzong |
| Chinese transcription(s) | |
| • Traditional | 安多縣 |
| • Simplified | 安多县 |
| • Pinyin | Ānduō Xiàn |
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.png) Location of Amdo County within Tibet | |
  Amdo County Location in Tibet | |
| Coordinates: 32°15′50″N 91°40′50″E / 32.26389°N 91.68056°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Tibet |
| Prefecture | Nagchu Prefecture |
| Capital | Pagnag |
| Area | |
| • Total | 43,410.85 km2 (16,761.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 32,843 |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Amdo County. (Tibetan ཨ་མདོ་རྫོང་; Wylie: a mdo rdzong) is a county within the Nagchu Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. The county covers an area of 43,410.85 square kilometres and is dominated by mainly Tibetan grassland. In 2000 it had a population of 32,843 .[1]
Its capital is Amdo Town, north of Lhasa. It has a station on the new railway from Golmud to Lhasa. There is a major rail depot 3 km west of the town. Cona Lake lies to the southwest of the town of Amdo.
Administrative divisions
- Pana Town (帕那镇)
- Zharen Town (扎仁镇)
- Yanshiping Town (雁石坪镇)
- Qiangma Town (强玛镇)
- Maqu (玛曲乡)
- Cuoma Township (措玛乡)
- Bang'ai (帮爱乡)
- Tandui Township (滩堆乡)
- Zhaqu (扎曲乡)
- Gangnyi Township (岗尼乡)
- Sewu Township (色务乡)
- Duoma (多玛乡)
- Marong Township (玛荣乡)
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Coordinates: 32°15′50″N 91°40′50″E / 32.26389°N 91.68056°E