Dangquka

Dangquka, 当曲卡
འདམ་ཆུ་ཁ།
Damxung
Tibetan transcription(s)
Chinese transcription(s)
Cityscape
Cityscape
Dangquka, 当曲卡 is located in Tibet
Dangquka, 当曲卡
Dangquka, 当曲卡
Location in Tibet Autonomous Region
Coordinates: 30°28′39″N 91°06′10″E / 30.47750°N 91.10278°E / 30.47750; 91.10278
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceTibet Autonomous Region
Prefecture-level cityLhasa
CountyDamxung
Village-level divisions2 residential communities
Elevation
4,288 m (14,068 ft)
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
Postal code
851500
Area code0891

Dangquka, or Damquka (simplified Chinese: 当曲卡; traditional Chinese: 當曲卡; pinyin: Dāngqǔkǎ; Standard Tibetan: འདམ་ཆུ་ཁ།) is a small modern Tibetan town of low-barrack like buildings and is the administrative centre of Damxung County, roughly two and a half hours by road northeast of Lhasa, the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region. The main road in and out of the town is China National Highway 109. As of 2011, it has 2 residential communities (社区) under its administration.[1]

  1. ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:当曲卡 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on February 19, 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-19.