Namco Township

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Namco
Township
Tibetan  transcription(s)
   Tibetan གནམ་མཚོ།
   Wylie transliteration gnam mtsho
Chinese  transcription(s)
   Traditional 纳木错乡
   Pinyin Nàmùcuò Xiāng
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Namco
Coordinates: 30°55′N91°07′E / 30.917°N 91.117°E / 30.917; 91.117
Country China
Province Tibet Autonomous Region
Prefecture Lhasa Prefecture
County Damxung County
Time zone UTC+8 (CST)

Namco is a town and township in Damxung County in the Lhasa Prefecture of Tibet. It means something like "Heaven Lake". It was established in 1960 and became a township in 1970. Is located in the north of Damxung county. The economy is based on animal husbandry, mainly shepherding goats, sheep, cattle, horses etc.

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    Coordinates: 30°55′N91°07′E / 30.917°N 91.117°E / 30.917; 91.117