Baiyü County | |
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County | |
དཔལ་ཡུལ་རྫོང · 白玉县 | |
Tibetan transcription(s) | |
• Tibetan script | དཔལ་ཡུལ་རྫོང |
• Wylie | dpal yul rdzong |
• Tibetan pinyin | Baiyü Zong |
Chinese transcription(s) | |
• Simplified | 白玉县 |
• Traditional | 白玉縣 |
• Pinyin | Báiyù Xiàn |
Location in Sichuan | |
Coordinates: 31°13′N 98°49′E / 31.217°N 98.817°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Sichuan |
Autonomous prefecture | Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture |
Township-level divisions | 1 town 16 townships |
County seat | Jianshe (建设镇) |
Elevation | 3,012 m (9,882 ft) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 41,500 |
Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
Baiyü County (Tibetan: དཔལ་ཡུལ།, Tibetan Pinyin: Baiyü) (Chinese: 白玉, pinyin: Báiyù) is a county of far western Sichuan province, China, on the border with the Tibet Autonomous Region. It is under the administration of the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. The Palyul Monastery is located in Baiyü County as is the Yarchen Monastery.