Barkam County

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Barkam County
—  County  —
Chinese transliteration(s)
- Simplified Chinese	马尔康县
- Pinyin	Mǎ'ěrkāng Xiàn
Barkam town
Barkam County in Ngawa, Sichuan
Barkam County Location in China
Coordinates: 31°55′N 102°14′E / 31.917, 102.233
Country	China
Province	Sichuan
Prefecture	Ngawa
County seat	Barkam town
Area
- Total	6,633 km² (2,561 sq mi)
Population (1999)
- Total	54,735
- Density	8.3/km² (21.4/sq mi)
Postal code	624000
Area code(s)	837

Barkam County (Chinese: 马尔康县; pinyin: Mǎ'ěrkāng Xiàn; Tibetan: འབར་ཁམས་ / 'Bar-khams) is a county in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China. The county seat is Barkam town.

Contents 1 Administrative divisions 2 Climate 3 Demographics 4 Notes 5 External links

[edit] Administrative divisions

Barkam County has 3 towns and 11 townships:^[1]

Towns: Barkam (马尔康镇), Zhuokeji (卓克基镇), Songgang (松岗镇).

Townships: Suomo (梭磨乡), Baiwan (白湾乡), Dangba (党坝乡), Muerzong (木尔宗乡), Jiaomuzu (脚木足乡), Shaerzong (沙尔宗乡), Longerjia (龙尔甲乡), Dazang (大藏乡), Kangshan (康山乡), Caodeng (草登乡), Ribu (日部乡).

[edit] Climate

Average temperatures for Barkam County range from 1.1°C to 17.9°C, with an annual average of 10.3°C. Rainfall is estimated at 774.5 mm annually.^[2]

[edit] Demographics

The county had a population of 54,735 in 1999.^[3]

[edit] Notes

1. ^ (Chinese) Profile of Barkam County.
2. ^ (English) Climate Data for 31°N 102°E, Historical Weather: BARKAM, China
3. ^ (English) National Population Statistics Materials by County and City - 1999 Period, in China County & City Population 1999, Harvard China Historical GIS

[edit] External links

• (Chinese) Government site - Google translation
• (Chinese) Maerkang - bashu.net - Google translation