Gandainqoikor Explained

Lhünzhub
Settlement Type:Town
Translit Lang1:Tibetan
Translit Lang1 Type:Tibetan
Translit Lang1 Type1:Wylie transliteration
Translit Lang2:Chinese
Translit Lang2 Type:Traditional
Translit Lang2 Type1:Simplified
Translit Lang2 Type2:Pinyin
Pushpin Map:China Tibet
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:China
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Tibet Autonomous Region
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture
Subdivision Name2:Lhasa Prefecture
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Lhünzhub County
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:+8
Coordinates:29.9003°N 91.2594°W

Lhünzhub, or Ganden Chökhor is a small town, the administrative center of Lhünzhub County in the Lhasa Prefecture of Tibet, China. It is located northeast of Lhasa.

Lhünzhub has jurisdiction over six villages, with a population of 7349 people, all ethnic Tibetan. The economy is dominated by agriculture and animal husbandry.There are of arable land producing barley, wheat, rape and other crops. The town has a primary school and a clinic. There is a small hydropower station.The town lies on the Pengbo River.

The average temperature is and the average annual precipitation is . January is the driest month, with no rainfall, and August is the wettest with an average of .

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