Nêdong County

Nêdong County
—  County  —
Tibetan transcription(s)
• Tibetan	སྣེ་གདོང་རྫོང་
• Wylie transliteration	sne gdong rdzong
• pronunciation in IPA
• official transcription (PRC)	Nêdong
• THDL	Nedong
• other transcriptions
Chinese transcription(s)
• Traditional	乃东县
• Simplified	乃东县
• Pinyin	Nǎidōng Xiàn
Yungbulakang Palace
Location of Nêdong County within Tibet
Nêdong County Location in Tibet
Coordinates: 29°13′12″N 91°46′48″E / 29.22°N 91.78°E / 29.22; 91.78
Country	China
Province	Tibet
Prefecture	Shannan Prefecture
Area
• Total	2,184.98 km2 (843.63 sq mi)
Population (2008)
• Total	58,808
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)

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

Changzhug Temple, an important and very early, Buddhist monastery, dating to the reign of Songtsen Gampo, is located in the Yarlung Valley in Nêdong as is the Yungbulakang Palace.

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v t e 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 Kaba Karreg Lhünzê Nagarzê Ngarzhag Nêdong Qonggyai Qusum Ramba Sangngagqoiling Sangri Tsetang Xoi Yümai Zhaxigang Zuidui Sites Changzhug temple Tradruk Temple Dakpo Tratsang Monastery Samding Monastery Yungbulakang Palace

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Coordinates: 29°13′12″N 91°46′48″E / 29.22°N 91.78°E / 29.22; 91.78