Namco, Tibet

Namco
—  Township  —
Tibetan transcription(s)
– Tibetan	གནམ་མཚོ།
– Wylie transliteration	gnam mtsho
Chinese transcription(s)
– Traditional	纳木错乡
– Simplified
– Pinyin	Nàmùcuò Xiāng
Namco
Coordinates: 30°55′N 91°07′E / 30.917°N 91.117°E / 30.917; 91.117
Country	China
Province	Tibet Autonomous Region
Prefecture	Lhasa Prefecture
County	Damxung County
Time zone	CST (UTC+8)

Namco is a town and township in Damxung County in the Lhasa Prefecture of Tibet. It means something like "Heaven Lake". It was established in 1960 and became a township in 1970. Is located in the north of Damxung county. The economy is based on animal husbandry, mainly shepherding goats, sheep, cattle, horses etc.

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Coordinates: 30°55′N 91°07′E / 30.917°N 91.117°E / 30.917; 91.117