Gyümai

Gyümai
吉迈镇 · རྒྱུ་སྨད་གྲོང་རྡལ།
Jimai
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
  Total
926.8 km2 (357.8 sq mi)
Elevation
3,970 m (13,020 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
8,144
  Density8.8/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

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). The average annual temperature is −1.2 °C (29.8 °F), and the average annual precipitation is 531.5 mm (20.93 in).

Gyümai has a population of about 8,700. Most people live on the south side of the Yellow River. 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.