Nêdong District

Nêdong 乃东区 • སྣེ་གདོང་ཆུས།
District
Yungbulakang Palace
Location of Nêdong within Tibet
Nêdong Location in Tibet
Coordinates: 29°13′12″N 91°46′48″E / 29.22000°N 91.78000°E / 29.22000; 91.78000
Country	China
Province	Tibet
Prefecture-level city	Shannnan
Area
• Total	2,184.98 km² (843.63 sq mi)
Population (2008)
• Total	58,808
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+08:00)

Nêdong District (Tibetan: སྣེ་གདོང་ཆུས།, Wylie: sne gdong chus ; Chinese: 乃东区; pinyin: Nǎidōng Qū) is a district of Shannan in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.

Tradruk Temple, an important early Buddhist monastery dating to the reign of Songtsän Gampo, is located in the Yarlung Valley in Nêdong as is Yungbulakang Palace.

Lhasa (capital)

Lhasa	Chengguan District Doilungdêqên District Lhünzhub County Damxung County Nyêmo County Qüxü County Dagzê County Maizhokunggar County

Shigatse (Xigazê)	Samzhubzê District Namling County Gyantse (Gyangzê) County Tingri County Sa'gya County Lhatse (Lhazê) County Ngamring County Xaitongmoin County Bainang County Rinbung County Kangmar County Dinggyê County Zhongba County Chomo (Yadong) County Gyirong County Nyalam County Saga County Gamba County

Chamdo (Qamdo)	Karub District Jomda County Gonjo County Riwoqê County Dêngqên County Zhag'yab County Baxoi County Zogang County Markam County Lhorong County Banbar County

Nyingchi	Bayi District Gongbo'gyamda County Mainling County Mêdog County Bomê County Zayü County Nang County

Shannan	Nêdong District Zhanang County Gonggar County Sangri County Qonggyai County Qusum County Comai County Lhozhag County Gyaca County Lhünzê County Cona County Nagarzê County

Nagqu	Nagqu County Lhari County Biru County Nyainrong County Amdo County Xainza County Sog County Baingoin County Baqên County Nyima County Shuanghu County

Ngari	Gar County Burang County Zanda County Rutog County Gê'gyai County Gêrzê County Coqên County

** Southern portions of these counties are part of the South Tibet area, which is administered by India and claimed by the PRC.

County-level
divisions

District	Nêdong

Counties	Zhanang Gonggar Sangri Qonggyai Qusum Comai Lhozhag Gyaca Lhünzê Cuona Nagarzê

Settlements

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