Gyümai (Tibetan: རྒྱུ་སྨད་, Chinese: 吉迈; pinyin: Jímài) is a town in Darlag County, Qinghai, China. The seat of Darlag County is situated in the Town of Gyümai. Gyümai has an altitude of 3,970 m (13,020 ft).[1] The average annual temperature is −1.2 °C (29.8 °F), and the average annual precipitation is 531.5 mm (20.93 in).[2]

Gyümai
吉迈镇 · རྒྱུ་སྨད་གྲོང་རྡལ།
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Gyümai is located in Qinghai
Gyümai
Gyümai
Location of the city centre in Qinghai
Coordinates: 33°45′22″N 99°39′00″E / 33.756°N 99.650°E / 33.756; 99.650
CountryChina
ProvinceQinghai
Autonomous prefectureGolog
CountyDarlag
Area
 • Total926.8 km2 (357.8 sq mi)
Elevation
3,970 m (13,020 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total8,144
 • Density8.8/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Gyümai has a population of about 8,700.[3] Most people live on the south side of the Yellow River.[2] The King Gesar's Lion and Dragon Palace (格萨尔大王狮龙宫殿), rebuilt according to legends, is located at about 18 km (11 mi) away from Gyümai.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "达日县概况" [Overview of Dari County] (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-04-05.
  2. ^ a b "吉迈镇". Archived from the original on 2012-05-28. Retrieved 2013-04-05.
  3. ^ "达日县地区概况-中国市县招商网". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-04-05.
  4. ^ "格萨尔狮龙宫殿" [Gesar Lion and Dragon Palace] (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2013-08-24.