Ngawa County
Introduction '''Ngawa County''' (, ), or '''Aba''' or '''Ngaba''', is a county in the northwest of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of the Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture. It is located in the remote northwestern part of the prefecture, on the border with Qinghai (to the northwest) and Gansu (to the north). The county seat is Ngawa Town.
Self-immolation incident On 16 March 2011 a 20-year-old Tibetan monk called Phuntsok set fire to himself at a market, in protest against allegedly repressive government policies in Tibet Autonomous Region and other Tibetan populated areas in China. He died in hospital early in the morning of 17 March. Following Phuntsok's self-immolation, hundreds of monks from the same monastery, Kirti monastery in Ngaba County, and other local residents staged another protest.
Climate
Administrative divisions Ngawa County comprises 6 towns and 9 townships: Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Tibetan Wylie Administrative division code'''Towns''' Ngawa Town(Aba) 513231100 Jialuo Town(Jialuo) 513231101 Miuruma Town(Meruma, Mai'erma) 513231102 Zhocog Town(Hocig, Hezhi) 513231103 Gomang Town(Gemo) 513231104 Akam Town(Ankyam, Anqiang) 513231105'''Townships''' Mêugor Township(Mêgor, Maikun) 513231201 Loincang Township(Longzang) 513231203 Qoijêma Township(Qiujima) 513231204 Suwa Township(Siwa) 513231208 Andü Township(Andou) 513231209 Kogbo Township(Kehe) 513231210 Karsar Township(Karsa, Kuasha) 513231211 Cainxi Township(Chali) 513231213 Rongwam Township(Rong'an) 513231214
See also *Phuntsog self-immolation incident*Self-immolation protests by Tibetans in China
Footnotes
References * *Dorje, Gyurme (2009). ''Footprint Tibet Handbook''. Footprint Books. .