Nêdong County

Nêdong County 乃东县 • སྣེ་གདོང་རྫོང་།
County
Yungbulakang Palace
Location of Nêdong County within Tibet
Nêdong County 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	Lhoka Prefecture
Area
• Total	2,184.98 km² (843.63 sq mi)
Population (2008)
• Total	58,808
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+08:00)

Nêdong County, (Tibetan: སྣེ་གདོང་རྫོང་, Wylie: sne gdong rdzong ; Chinese: 乃东县; pinyin: Nǎidōng xiàn) is a county of Lhoka Prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region.

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.

County-level divisions of Tibet Autonomous Region

Lhasa (Capital)

Prefecture-level city

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

Prefectures

Lhoka (Shannan)	Nêdong County Zhanang County Gonggar County Sangri County Qonggyai County Qusum County Comai County Lhozhag County Gyaca County Lhünzê County Cuona 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

* Not an official division ** Southern portions of these counties are part of the South Tibet area, which is administered by India and claimed by the PRC.

Lhoka (Shannan) Prefecture, Tibet

County-level divisions	Nêdong Zhanang Gonggar Sangri Qonggyai Qusum Comai Lhozhag Gyaca Lhünzê Cuona Nagarzê

Settlements	Baidi Bünsum Chênggo Gangga Gyaca Juelacun Karrêg Lhünzê Lingqu Nagarzê Ngarzhag Nêdong Qonggyai Qusum Ramba Sangngagqoiling Sangri Tsetang Xoi Yümai Zhaxigang

Sites	Changzhug temple Tradruk Temple Samding Monastery Yungbulakang Palace

Coordinates: 29°13′12″N 91°46′48″E / 29.22000°N 91.78000°E / 29.22000; 91.78000

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