Luqu County

Luqu County (Chinese: 碌曲县; pinyin: Lùqū Xiàn, Tibetan: ཀླུ་ཆུ་རྫོང་།, Wylie: klu chu rdzong, ZYPY: Luqu Zong )[1] is a county of the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the south of Gansu province, China, bordering the provinces of Sichuan to the southeast and Qinghai to the west. Its postal code is 717200, and in 1999 its population was 30,039 people.[2]

Luqu County

ཀླུ་ཆུ་རྫོང་།· 碌曲县
County
Langmusi
Luqu County (pink) within Gannan Prefecture (yellow) and Gansu
Coordinates (Luqu government): 34°35′27″N 102°29′23″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGansu
Autonomous prefectureGannan
Area
 • Total5,298.6 km2 (2,045.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total38,000
 • Density7.2/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
747200

Kirti Namgyel Dechen Ling (Ganden Shedrub Pekar Drolwailing), a Gelug monastery located in Langmusi, was founded in 1748. It became the seat of the Kirti incarnation line.[3][4]

Administrative divisions

Luqu County (碌曲县) is divided to 5 towns and 2 townships.[5]

Towns
  • Langmusi (郎木寺镇)
  • Maai (玛艾镇)
  • Xicang (西仓镇)
  • Gahai (尕海镇)
  • Shuangcha (双岔镇)
Townships
  • Larenguan Township (拉仁关乡)
  • Ala Township (阿拉乡)

Transport

See also

References
  1. "klu chu rdzong. TBRC Resource ID G2201". Buddhist Digital Resource Center. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
  2. China Historical GIS
  3. "stag tshang lha mo dgon, TBRC Resource ID G3278". Buddhist Digital Resource Center. Retrieved 2017-10-05. (also called: stag tshang lha mo dgon, lha mo dgon, stag tshang lha mo gser khri dgon, dga' ldan bshad sgrub pad dkar grol ba'i gling, stag tshang lha mo gse khri dgon dga' ldan bshad sgrub pad dkar grol ba'i gling, 郎木寺, 噶丹雪珠贝噶卓卫林, langmu si)
  4. "Kirti Namgyel Dechen Ling". The Treasury of Lives. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
  5. "统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-26.


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