Nyarixung

Nyarixung
Township
Nyarixung

Location within Tibet

Coordinates: 29°19′52″N 88°47′13″E / 29.33111°N 88.78694°E / 29.33111; 88.78694Coordinates: 29°19′52″N 88°47′13″E / 29.33111°N 88.78694°E / 29.33111; 88.78694
Country China
Region Tibet
Prefecture Shigatse
District Samzhubzê
Area
  Total 555 km2 (214 sq mi)
Population (2010)
  Total 5,119
  Major Nationalities Tibetan
  Regional dialect Tibetan language
Time zone China Standard (UTC+8)

Nyarixung (Chinese: 聂日雄乡) also Nierixong is a village and township of Samzhubzê District (Shigatse City), in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. At the time of the 2010 census, the township had a population of 5,119 and an area of 555 square kilometres (214 sq mi).[1]As of 2013, it had 16 villages under its administration. The main village of Nyarixung lies 15.3 kilometres (9.5 mi) by road to the northwest of the city of Shigatse, on the south bank of the Yarlung Tsangpo River.[2]

References

  1. "桑珠孜区概况地图沿革" (in Chinese). xzqh.org. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  2. Google (14 May 2015). "Nyarixung" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
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