Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture

The Autonomous District Ngawa the Tibetan and Qiang is located in the north of Sichuan Province and is part of the eastern Tibetan cultural region of Amdo, partly attributable to the Gyarong region, which in turn is counted by many to Kham. Its administrative seat is the large village Barkam in the same circle. Ngawa has an area of ​​83,201 km ².

Administrative Divisions

The Autonomous County are under thirteen circles:

Ethnic structure of the population

In the census in 2000 had 847 468 inhabitants Ngawa ( population density. 10.19 inhab / km ²).

Earthquake in 2008

The epicenter of the earthquake in Sichuan on 12 May 2008 was in Wenchuan county, in the extreme southeast of Ngawa.