Mangqu

Mangqu
茫曲镇 · མང་ཆུ་གྲོང་རྡལ།
Mangqu is located in Qinghai
Mangqu
Mangqu
Location of the city centre in Qinghai
Coordinates: 35°35′N 100°45′E / 35.583°N 100.750°E / 35.583; 100.750
CountryChina
ProvinceQinghai
Autonomous prefectureHainan
CountyGuinan
Area
 • Total
91.22 km2 (35.22 sq mi)
Elevation
3,200 m (10,500 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
15,782
 • Density173.0/km2 (448.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Mangqu (Tibetan: མང་ཆུ་གྲོང་རྡལ།, Chinese: 茫曲) is a town in Guinan County, Qinghai, China. The seat of Guinan County is located in Mangqu.[1] Mangqu has an altitude of about 3200 m.[2] Mangqu has a population of about 7000.[3] Some original residents in the Longyangxia area were relocated in Mangqu because of the construction of Longyangxia Dam.[4]

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