Bangxing

Bangxing (Tibetan: སྤང་ཤིང་;Chinese: 旁辛; Pinyin: Bàngxīn)[1] is a township in Medog County, Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China.[2] It lies at an altitude of 2,161 metres (7,090 ft). Its population in 2007 was 1,351, the town is located in the traditional province of Pemako, most of the inhabitants are Tshangla speakers.

Bangxing
Township
Tibetan transcription(s)
  Tibetanསྤང་ཤིང་
  Wylie transliterationspangshing
Chinese transcription(s)
  Simplified旁辛乡
  PinyinBāngxīng
Bangxing
Coordinates: 29°37′N 95°25′E
CountryChina
RegionTibet Autonomous Region
PrefectureNyingchi Prefecture
CountyMedog County
Population
 (2007)
  Total1,351
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)

See also

  • List of towns and villages in Tibet Autonomous Region

Notes

  1. (in Chinese) Wu Zhenhua (武振华), Xizang Diming (西藏地名; Place Names in Tibet), p.35, Chinese Zangxue Press (中国藏学出版社) 1996, ISBN 7-80057-284-6


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