Beibeng Township

Beibeng Township
背崩乡
Drepung-xiang, Baibung-xiang, Beibeng-xiang
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Beibeng Township
Coordinates: 29°14′42″N 95°10′28″E / 29.24506°N 95.17458°E / 29.24506; 95.17458
CountryChina
Autonomous regionTibet
Prefecture-level cityNyingchi
CountyMedog County
Population
 (2007)
 • Total
2,000+
Time zoneUTC+8
Administrative division code
542624206

Beibeng or Baibung (Chinese: 背崩乡; pinyin: bēibēng xiāng), originally Drepung (Tibetan: འབྲས་སྤུངས་ཤང, Wylie: bras spungs shang, THL: dré pung shang), is a township in Medog County, Nyingchi Prefecture in the Tibet region of China. It is located 29 kilometers southwest of the county headquarters, adjacent to the border with India, and is one of the frontiers of China's border defense. In 2007, there were 329 agricultural households with 2042 people, mainly of Monpa ethnicity.