| Gongbo'gyamda County | |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Pushpin Map: | Tibet#China |
| Pushpin Label: | Gongbo'gyamda |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the seat in Tibet |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tibet |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Nyingchi |
| Seat Type: | County seat |
| Seat: | Gongbo'gyamda |
| Area Total Km2: | 12,960.19 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 32874 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Coordinates: | 30.3939°N 93.4528°W |
| Order: | st |
| S: | 工布江达县 |
| T: | 工布江達縣 |
| P: | Gōngbùjiāngdá Xiàn |
| Tib: | ཀོང་པོ་རྒྱ་མདའ་རྫོང་། |
| Wylie: | kong po rgya mda' rdzong |
| Zwpy: | Gongbo'gyamda Zong |
Gongbo'gyamda County (;) is a county of Nyingchi (or Nyingtri) City in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China lying approximately 275km (171miles) east of Lhasa at its central point. Its main geographical feature is Basum Tso, a green lake about 3700m (12,100feet) above sea level.
In 1587, Gyampo Monastery was established. Subsequently, a town named "Gyamda", meaning "valley outlet of Gyampo", was developed near the monastery. The region was originally under control of Derge Gyalpos. After the Qing Dynasty took over Derge, the region was managed by the Tibetan Government as Gyamda Dzong. In 1960, Gyamda Dzong merged with West Dengke Dzong to form the modern Gongbo'gyamda Dzong.[2]
Gongbo'gyamda County is located in the east of the Tibet Autonomous Region, to the south of the Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains, to the north of the Yarlung Tsangpo River and in the area of the middle branches of the Nyang River. With a population of 22,000, the county covers an area of 12,886 square kilometres. The average altitude of the county is 3,500 metres above sea level. The Pagsum Lake, with a total area of 26 square kilometres, is a famous lake.
Water resources are abundant in Gongbo'gyamda County. The species of animals include leopard, red deer, black bear, brown bear, otter, monkey and black-necked crane, etc. There are almost a hundred of species of plants in the county, such as Yartsa Gunbu, fritillaria and snow lotus, etc.
Block raising is the main industry of the county. The Sichuan-Tibet Highway crosses the county. The total length of all roads reaches 380km (240miles).
Gongbo'gyamda County contains 3 towns and 6 townships.
| Name | Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Tibetan | Wylie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Towns | ||||
| Gongbo'gyamda Town | Chinese: 工布江达镇 | |||
| Chimda Town | Chinese: 金达镇 | |||
| Zhoka Town | Chinese: 巴河镇 | |||
| Townships | ||||
| Drugla Township | Chinese: 朱拉乡 | |||
| Tsongo Township | Chinese: 错高乡 | |||
| Drongsar Township | Chinese: 仲萨乡 | |||
| Gyamda Township | Chinese: 江达乡 | |||
| Nyangpo Township | Chinese: 娘蒲乡 | |||
| Gyashing Township | Chinese: 加兴乡 | |||