Maqu_County

Maqu County

Maqu County

County in Gansu, China

Maqu County (Chinese: 玛曲县; Tibetan: རྨ་ཆུ་རྫོང་།) is a county of the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the south of Gansu province of China, bordering the provinces of Sichuan to the east and southeast, and Qinghai to the southwest, west and northwest. Its postal code is 747300, and in 1999 its population was 36,213 people.[2] The word "Maqu" derived from the Tibetan name of Yellow River. The area of Maqu County is 10,191 km2 with an average altitude of 3,700 meters.[3] Maqu County receives high rainfall and is located at the northern edge of the Zoigê Marshes on the Yellow River where conditions are optimal for alpine meadow vegetation.[3]

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Administrative divisions

Maqu County is divided to 6 towns and 2 townships.[4]

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Climate

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References

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    "甘南州第七次全国人口普查公报" (in Chinese). Government of Gannan Prefecture. 2021-05-27.
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    "HGIS - Downloads". Archived from the original on 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
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    "China". Archived from the original on 2007-08-18. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
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    "统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
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    中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
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    中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
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