Gyaidar Township
Gyaidar 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) | |
| • Tibetan | རྒྱས་དར།། |
| • Wylie transliteration | rgyas dar |
| Chinese transcription(s) | |
| • Traditional | 格达乡 |
| • Pinyin | Gédá Xiāng |
  Gyaidar | |
| Coordinates: 30°31′04″N 90°45′46″E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Tibet Autonomous Region |
| Prefecture | Lhasa Prefecture |
| County | Damxung County |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
References
- "Post-quake reconstruction to begin in Damxun". Tibet News. April 8, 2009. Retrieved December 5, 2009.
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