Yanshiping
Yanshiping
雁石坪镇 | |
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  Yanshiping Location within Qinghai  Yanshiping Yanshiping (Tibet) | |
| Coordinates: 33°35′50″N 92°04′10″E / 33.59722°N 92.06944°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Autonomous region | Tibet |
| Prefecture | Nagqu Prefecture |
| County | Amdo County |
| Elevation | 4,720 m (15,490 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 2,919 |
| • Major Nationalities | Tibetan |
| Time zone | 8 |
Yanshiping (Chinese: 雁石坪镇; pinyin: Yànshípíng zhèn) is a small town physically situated in the southwest of Qinghai province, China. However, it is under the jurisdiction of Amdo County in the Nagqu Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region.[1] At an elevation of 4,720 metres (15,490 ft), it is one of the highest year-round settlements in the world.
The town is situated on the Qinghai-Tibet Highway. The principal industries include transport, animal husbandry and tourism.[2]
Administrative divisions
[edit]The township-level division contains seven village committees and one neighborhood which are as follows:[3]
- Yanshiping Neighborhood (雁石坪居委会)
- Zhukouma Village (朱扣玛村)
- Naqianma Village (那前玛村)
- Bumadai Village (布玛代村)
- Menlie Sangma Village (门列桑玛村)
- Longyama Village (龙亚玛村)
- Oubudong Village (欧布东村)
- Buka Rida Village (布卡日达村)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "雁石坪：一座喧闹的藏北重镇". Tibet Daily. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ "愿建设中不忘历史". Tibet Daily. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ "Yanshiping Town,Amdo". CF Guide. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
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