| Gyaca County | |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Pushpin Map: | Tibet#China |
| Pushpin Label: | Gyaca |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the seat in the Tibet A.R. |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tibet |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Shannan (Lhoka) |
| Seat Type: | County seat |
| Seat: | Gyaca |
| Area Total Km2: | 4,388.26 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 23,534 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Coordinates: | 29.1431°N 92.5919°W |
| Order: | st |
| S: | 加查县 |
| T: | 加查縣 |
| P: | Jiāchá Xiàn |
| Tib: | རྒྱ་ཚ་རྫོང་། |
| Wylie: | rgya tsha rdzong |
| Zwpy: | Gyaca Zong |
Gyaca County (;) is a county of Shannan located in the south-east of the Tibet Autonomous Region, China.
Gyatsa County is in the south of Tibet, stretching from the Podrang La pass along the southern side of the Brahmaputra River downstream to Pamda which is just to the southwest of Daklha Gampo, across the Brahmaputra. The county capital is in the town of Gyaca or Drumpa (46km (29miles) west of Pamda) which is alongside the Drakpo Dratsang Monastery. It is renowned for its walnuts and apricots.[2]
Lhamo La-tso is the name of a small oval lake in the area. It is also called "Oracle Lake", as it is where senior Tibetan monks go for visions to assist in the discovery of reincarnations of the Dalai Lamas is located in Gyaca County.
Gyaca County contains 2 towns and 5 townships.
| Name | Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Tibetan | Wylie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Towns | ||||
| Gyaca Town | Chinese: 加查镇 | |||
| Ngarrab Town | Chinese: 安绕镇 | |||
| Townships | ||||
| Lhasöl Township | Chinese: 拉绥乡 | |||
| Chêju Township | Chinese: 崔久乡 | |||
| Ba Township | Chinese: 坝乡 | |||
| Lingda Township | Chinese: 冷达乡 | |||
| Lholing Township | Chinese: 洛林乡 | |||
. Gyurme Dorje . Gyurme Dorje . Tibet Handbook with Bhutan . 2nd . 1999 . Bath, UK . Footprint Handbooks . 978-1-900949-33-0 . 230.