Babang Township, Sichuan

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Babang 八邦乡
Township
Palpung
View of traditional log homes along the Pal Chu (river) in Babang Township
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Coordinates: 31°38′36″N 98°47′49″E / 31.64333°N 98.79694°E / 31.64333; 98.79694
Country	China
Province	Sichuan
Prefecture	Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
County	Dêgê County
Area ^[1]
• Total	555.2 km² (214.4 sq mi)
Elevation	3,720 m (12,200 ft)
Population (2010)^[1]
• Total	2,638
Time zone	UTC+8 (CST)

Babang (Tibetan: Palpung; Chinese: 八邦乡; pinyin: Bābāng Xiāng) is a rural Tibetan township in Dêgê County, Garzê Prefecture, Sichuan, China.^[1] The township is primarily concentrated around the Pal Chu (Chinese: 白曲; pinyin: Bái Qū) river in the western reaches of the Chola Mountains on the east side of the Jinsha River.^[2] The township contains significant remaining tracts of the Hengduan conifer forests.

Babang is known for the 18th-century Palpung Monastery located on a ridge approximately 160 m (520 ft) above the centre of the township.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "BĀBĀNG XIĀNG". City Population. www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
^ McCue, Gary (2010). Trekking Tibet: A Traveler's Guide. Seattle, WA: The Mountaineer's Books. ISBN 9781594852664.

v t e Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
County-level divisions	Kangding City Danba County Luhuo County Jiulong County Garzê County Yajiang County Xinlong County Dawu County Baiyü County Litang County Dêgê County Xiangcheng County Sêrxü County Daocheng County Sêrtar County Batang County Luding County Dêrong County
Towns and villages	Lucheng Batang Town Zhaggo Xindu Garba Garzê Hekou Rulong Jianshe Derge (Goinqên) Axu Town Litang Town Shambala Nyongxar Jinzhu Sêrkog Luqiao Lengqi Xinglong Moxi Lan'an Pengba Tianba Chuni Jiajun Dewei Xinxing Detuo Sangmai Bumser Dzagyel Junyung Jowo Kabshi Kyangma Pathul Kyewu Sershul Town Tseboum Soumdo Tsemkhog Wombo Sêrxü County Danba County
Geography	Mount Gongga Dadu River
Landmarks	Derge Parkhang Dzogchen Monastery Dzongsar Monastery Gonchen Monastery Kandze Monastery Nanwu Si Monastery Sershul Monastery Tongkor Monastery Luding Bridge
Sciences	Sichuan-Tibet Networking Project

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