Gyamcoxung Township

29°11′15″N 88°56′02″E / 29.18750°N 88.93389°E / 29.18750; 88.93389Country ChinaRegionTibetPrefectureShigatseDistrict SamzhubzêArea • Total471 km² (182 sq mi)Population • Total11,946 • Major NationalitiesTibetan • Regional dialectTibetan languageTime zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Gyacoxung (Tibetan: རྒྱ་མཚོ་གཞུང་; simplified Chinese: 甲措雄乡; traditional Chinese: 甲措雄鄉; pinyin: Jiǎcuòxióng Xiāng) is a 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 11,946 and an area of 471 square kilometres (182 sq mi).^[1] Xigazê railway station is located here.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Gyamcoxung Township is divided into 23 villages:^[3]

• Sima Village
• Zhandui Village
• Jiamudui Village
• Biza Village
• Sangalin Village
• Naolin Village
• Lianzhuo Village
• Qiangdui Village
• Congxiong Village
• Nujie Village
• Tajie Village
• Dina Village
• Shangqiangjiu Village
• Lian'a Village
• Xiaqiangjiu Village
• Qiongzi Village
• Takang Village
• Kadui Village
• Taba Village
• Gangcun Village
• Xialu Village
• Punu Village
• Puxia Village

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