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Donggar — Township — Tibetan transcription(s) - Tibetan - Wylie transliteration Chinese transcription(s) - Traditional - Simplified 东嘎镇 - Pinyin The town is located 10 miles north of Nam Co lake Coordinates: 29°19′N 88°49′E / 29.317°N 88.817°E Country China Province Tibet Autonomous Region Prefecture Lhasa Prefecture County Doilungdêqên County Area - Township 85 km2 (32.8 sq mi) Population - Township 9,359 - Metro 4,000 Time zone CST (UTC+8) Donggar (Chinese: 东嘎镇 ) is a town in Doilungdêqên County in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, northwest of Lhasa. It lies at an altitude of 3,828 metres (12,562 feet). The town has a population of about 4000 people with 9,359 people in the township and lies roughly 10 miles north of Nam Co lake.
It lies approximately 17.8 miles south of Dobjoi and is near Cha'gyungoinba.
In 1962 Donggar became an administrative township, covering an area of 85 square kilometers. Donggar Township has three village committees and 17 villages. The economy is dominated by agriculture, animal husbandry with an area of 8636 mu of cultivated land, including barley, wheat, rapeseed and vegetables. Livestock breeding includes yaks, sheep, goats, etc. China National Highway 318 runs through this territory.
See also
- List of towns and villages in Tibet
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Coordinates: 29°19′N 88°49′E / 29.317°N 88.817°E
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