Gyaidar Township

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Gyaidar (Chinese: 格达乡; pinyin: Gédá Xiāng) is a town and township in Damxung County in the Lhasa Prefecture of Tibet, China. The township was affected by the February 5th Damxung earthquake in February 2009.[1] Herdsmen of 151 households in Yangyi village, in Gyaidar Township had to evacuate their homes.[1]

Gyaidar
Township
Tibetan transcription(s)
 • Tibetanརྒྱས་དར།།
 • Wylie transliterationrgyas dar
Chinese transcription(s)
 • Traditional格达乡
 • PinyinGédá Xiāng
Gyaidar is located in Tibet
Gyaidar
Gyaidar
Coordinates: 30°31′04″N 90°45′46″E / 30.51778°N 90.76278°E / 30.51778; 90.76278
CountryChina
ProvinceTibet Autonomous Region
PrefectureLhasa Prefecture
CountyDamxung County
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Post-quake reconstruction to begin in Damxun". Tibet News. April 8, 2009. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2009.