Hongyuan County
Introduction '''Gakog (Hongyuan) County''' ( or ; ) is a county in the north of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of the Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture. There is a river called ''Ka Chu/Gaqu'' () in the area and ''kog'' means "valley" or "area"; thus it means the area of the ''Ga'' River.Aerial panorama of Waqie Talin 瓦切塔林 in Hongyuan county.This is the only county under the Prefecture with entirely yak herding pastoralists. The average altitude above the sea level is . About 8,398 square meter and about 40,000 people reside (2004) mostly Amdo Tibetan. The language is spoken is one of the most conservative dialect among the Amdo Tibetan varieties. The county seat is  (a.k.a. Khyungchu).Southwest University for Nationalities maintains the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Ecological Environmental Protection and Advanced Technology for Animal Husbandry in Hongyuan County.The country is served by Aba Hongyuan Airport.
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Administrative divisions Hongyuan County has 6 townships and 4 townships: Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Tibetan Wylie Administrative division code'''Towns''' Kyungqu Town(Khyungchu, Qiongxi) 513233100 Da'gyailing Town(Sajinse, Shuajingsi) 513233101 Waqên Town(Waqie) 513233102 Amqog Town(Anqog, Anqu) 513233103 Sêrdêu Town(Sêrdiu, Sedi) 513233104 Lungsi Town(Longriba, Longri) 513233105'''Townships''' Gyarong Township(Jiangrong) 513233202 Carima Township(Cha'erma) 513233203 Amoi Township(Amu) 513233205 Mêwa Township(Maiwa) 513233207
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