Banma County
Banma County is a county of southeastern Qinghai Province, China, bordering Sichuan to the south. It is the southernmost county-level division under the administration of Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. The Red Army of the Chinese Communist Party passed through Banma in 1936 during the Long March.[1] The seat of Baima county is in Sailaitang Town (赛来塘镇).[1]
Banma County
班玛县 · པདམ་རྫོངས། | |
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| Nickname: Pema (པདམ། ) | |
 Banma County (division numbered "2") in Golog Prefecture | |
  Banma Location in Qinghai | |
| Coordinates: 32°56′05″N 100°44′09″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Qinghai |
| Autonomous prefecture | Golog |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,376 km2 (2,462 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 19,000 |
| • Density | 3.0/km2 (7.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 斑马县 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 班瑪縣 | ||||||||||
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| Tibetan name | |||||||||||
| Tibetan | པདམ་རྫོངས། | ||||||||||
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It is home to Bennak, a Nyingma monastery of the Pelyul tradition, founded in 1824, which was visited by noted female teacher Sera Khandro.[2] A 1992 work indicates that the 22 monasteries in the county are predominantly Nyingma.[3][4]
Administrative divisions
Gadê is divided into one town and eight townships:
- Sailaitang Town (赛来塘镇)
- Duogongma Township (多贡麻乡)
- Makehe Township (马可河乡)
- Jika Township (吉卡乡)
- Daka Township (达卡乡)
- Zhiqin Township (知钦乡)
- Jiangritang Township (江日堂乡)
- Ya'ertang Township (亚尔堂乡)
- Dengta Township (灯塔乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Banma (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15.9 (60.6) |
16.9 (62.4) |
19.4 (66.9) |
23.6 (74.5) |
26.1 (79.0) |
24.7 (76.5) |
28.6 (83.5) |
27.5 (81.5) |
26.3 (79.3) |
23.7 (74.7) |
15.9 (60.6) |
15.0 (59.0) |
28.6 (83.5) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 3.6 (38.5) |
5.3 (41.5) |
8.6 (47.5) |
12.4 (54.3) |
15.5 (59.9) |
17.7 (63.9) |
20.1 (68.2) |
19.6 (67.3) |
17.3 (63.1) |
11.8 (53.2) |
7.5 (45.5) |
4.4 (39.9) |
12.0 (53.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.0 (19.4) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
4.1 (39.4) |
7.7 (45.9) |
10.6 (51.1) |
12.4 (54.3) |
11.6 (52.9) |
8.9 (48.0) |
3.7 (38.7) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
3.2 (37.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −15.3 (4.5) |
−12.1 (10.2) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
1.6 (34.9) |
5.3 (41.5) |
6.7 (44.1) |
6.1 (43.0) |
3.5 (38.3) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
−14.6 (5.7) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −27.1 (−16.8) |
−26.2 (−15.2) |
−18.9 (−2.0) |
−15.7 (3.7) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−11.5 (11.3) |
−21.3 (−6.3) |
−26.8 (−16.2) |
−27.1 (−16.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.8 (0.19) |
8.3 (0.33) |
16.8 (0.66) |
33.7 (1.33) |
79.4 (3.13) |
132.1 (5.20) |
120.3 (4.74) |
101.0 (3.98) |
104.5 (4.11) |
48.7 (1.92) |
6.6 (0.26) |
3.0 (0.12) |
659.2 (25.97) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 46 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 67 | 54 | 47 | 60 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[5] | |||||||||||||
References
- "新华网青海频道_青海新闻".
- "Bennak". The Treasury of Lives. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
- "pad+ma rdzong". Buddhist Digital Resource Center. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
- "mgo log lo rgyus deb ther". Buddhist Digital Resource Center. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
- 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
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