Pana | |
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Town | |
Location within Tibet | |
Coordinates: 32°15′45″N 91°40′42″E / 32.26250°N 91.67833°ECoordinates: 32°15′45″N 91°40′42″E / 32.26250°N 91.67833°E | |
Country | China |
Region | Tibet |
Prefecture | Nagqu Prefecture |
County | Amdo County |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 2,700 |
• Major Nationalities | Tibetan |
• Regional dialect | Tibetan language |
Time zone | +8 |
Pana, also Pagnag (Chinese: 帕那镇) is a small town and township-level division of Amdo County in the Nagqu Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region, in China. It is located just outside Amdo Town. As of 2004 it had a population of about 2700, 683 of which were living in the town of Pana. The principal economic activity is animal husbandry, pastoral yak, goat, sheep, and so on. Blueschist outcrops are found in the area. The villagers in recent times organized a railway protecting committee to select locals to monitor the Qinghai-Tibet Railway.
The township-level division contains 42 villages and four village committees which are as follows: