Garzê Town
Garzê or Ganzi (Chinese: 甘孜; pinyin: Gānzī; Tibetan: དཀར་མཛེས, Wylie: dkar mdzes, THL: kar dzé; Kandze), is a town and county seat in Garzê County, Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in western Sichuan Province, China. Despite Garzê Prefecture being named after the town, the prefecture capital is Kangding, 365 km to the southeast. As of 2010, Garzê was home to 16,920 inhabitants. Garzê is an ethnic Tibetan township and is located in the historical Tibetan region of Kham. It contains the 15th century Kandze Monastery, home to over 500 Gelugpa monks.
Garzê | |
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Township | |
| Chinese transcription(s) | |
| • Chinese characters | 甘孜 |
| • Pinyin | Gānzī |
| Tibetan transcription(s) | |
| • Tibetan | དཀར་མཛེས་ |
| • Wylie transliteration | dkar mdzes |
View of Garzê from the north | |
Garzê Location in Sichuan | |
| Coordinates: 31°38′4″N 99°59′7″E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Prefecture | Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture |
| County | Garzê County |
| Population (2010) | 16,920 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
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