Damxung County
—  County  —
Tibetan transcription(s)
- Tibetan	འདམ་གཞུང་རྫོང།
- Wylie transliteration	’dam gzhung rdzong
- pronunciation in IPA	tamɕuŋ tsoŋ
- official transcription (PRC)	Damxung
- THDL	Damzhung
- other transcriptions	Damshung, Dhamshung
Chinese transcription(s)
- Traditional	當雄縣
- Simplified	当雄县
- Pinyin	Dāngxióng Xiàn
Nam Tso
Location of Damxung County within Tibet
Damxung County Location in Tibet
Coordinates: 30°31′04″N 90°45′46″E / 30.51778°N 90.76278°E / 30.51778; 90.76278
Country	China
Province	Tibet
Prefecture	Lhasa Prefecture
Capital	Damquka or Damxung Town?
Area
- Total	10,036 km2 (3,874.9 sq mi)
Population (1999)
- Total	38,473
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)

Damxung is a county far north of the main centre of Lhasa in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. Its administrative seat is Damquka.

Damxung means "selected pasture" in Tibetan language.

[edit] Geography

Damxung Railway Station

Damxung County is located in the middle of the Tibet Autonomous Region and by the side of the Lhamo Namco Holy Lake. It covers an area of 10,036 square kilometres with a population of 38,473 (1999).

Damxung County is at the area of Gangdisê and Nyainqêntanglha Mountains. The Nyainqêntanglha range crosses through the whole county.

The biggest lake in Tibet - Lhamo Nam Co is in Damxung County. The lake covers an area of 1920 square kilometres. It's a famous tourism attraction of Tibet.

[edit] Administrative Divisions

[edit] Economy

Yangpachen valley

The main mine resources are sulfur, kaolin, pozzolana, plaster and turf, etc.

Animal husbandry is booming in the area. The herdsmen raise yaks, sheep, goats and horses.

Qinghai-Tibet Road goes through the whole county and Damxung railway station links the city from the north to Lhasa.

The mileage opened to traffic has reached 1625 kilometres.

[edit] See also

• Damxung Town
• Dangxiong railway station

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Coordinates: 30°31′04″N 90°45′46″E / 30.51778°N 90.76278°E / 30.51778; 90.76278

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