Qiangma

Qiangma
Qiangma
Location within Tibet
Coordinates: 31°58′35″N 90°50′40″E / 31.97639°N 90.84444°E / 31.97639; 90.84444
CountryChina
RegionTibet
PrefectureNagqu Prefecture
CountyAmdo County
Area
  Total
5,467 km2 (2,111 sq mi)
Population
 (2004)
  Total
1,700
  Major Nationalities
Tibetan
  Regional dialect
Tibetan language
Time zone+8

Qiangma, also Qangma or Qiangmazhen (Chinese: 强玛镇) is a small town and township-level division of Amdo County in the Nagqu Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region, in China. It is located just south of Zi Getangcuo Lake, 90.7 kilometres (56.4 mi) southwest of Amdo Town. It covers an area of 5,467 square kilometres (2,111 sq mi) and as of 2004 it had a population of about 1700. The principal economic activity is animal husbandry, pastoral yak, goat, sheep, and so on.