Dangquka
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.
Dangquka, 当曲卡
འདམ་ཆུ་ཁ། Damxung | |
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Dangquka, 当曲卡 Location in Tibet Autonomous Region | |
| Coordinates: 30°28′39″N 91°06′10″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Tibet Autonomous Region |
| Prefecture-level city | Lhasa |
| County | Damxung |
| Village-level divisions | 2 residential communities |
| Elevation | 4,288 m (14,068 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 851500 |
| Area code | 0891 |
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