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Town in Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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Barkam is the prefectural capital of Aba Tibetan & Qiang Autonomous Prefecture. It is also known as Ma'erkang. The population is largely Han Chinese, although there are also Tibetans living in town and passing through.
There are two bus stations in town: the East Bus Station and West Bus Station.
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