Nyalam County

Nyalam County
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Milarepa's cave
Location of Nyalam County within Tibet
Nyalam County Location in Tibet
Coordinates: 28°32′47″N 86°04′29″E / 28.54639°N 86.07472°E / 28.54639; 86.07472
Country	China
Province	Tibet
Prefecture	Xigazê Prefecture
Capital	Nyalam Town
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)

Nyalam County (Chinese: 聂拉木县, Nièlāmù Xiàn; Tibetan: gnya' lam rdzong) is a county in Tibet's Xigazê Prefecture. It borders on Nepal.

The land area of the county is 7,903 square km. The population as of 2003 was 10,000. The postal code for the county is 858300.

The county seat is in Nyalam Town.

The other town of the county is Zhangmu (樟木), also known under its Tibetan name Dram, or Nepali Khasa. It is located near the border and is the point of entry from Nepal. At "merely" 2300 meters elevation about the sea level, Zhangmu has mild and humid subtropical climate, which is a rarity for Tibet.

Other populated places in the county are the villages of Yalai (亚来), Suozuo (琐作), Nailong (乃龙), Menbu (门布) and Borong (波绒). (The names of the villages are given based on Chinese spellings; their Tibetan names may be somewhat different).

Transport

• China National Highway 318

External links

• Zhangmu town tourist information
• Sara Shneiderman "Swapping Identities: Borderland exchanges along the Nepal-TAR frontier"

Coordinates: 28°32′47″N 86°04′29″E / 28.54639°N 86.07472°E / 28.54639; 86.07472