Gyamcoxung Township

Gyacoxung
Gyacoxung
Location within Tibet
Coordinates: 29°11′15″N 88°56′02″E / 29.18750°N 88.93389°E / 29.18750; 88.93389
Country China
RegionTibet
PrefectureShigatse
District Samzhubzê
Area
  Total
471 km2 (182 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
  Total
11,946
  Major Nationalities
Tibetan
  Regional dialect
Tibetan language
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Gyacoxung (Tibetan: རྒྱ་མཚོ་གཞུང་; simplified Chinese: 甲措雄乡; traditional Chinese: 甲措雄鄉; pinyin: Jiǎcuòxióng Xiāng) is a township of Samzhubzê District (Shigatse City), in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. At the time of the 2010 census, the township had a population of 11,946 and an area of 471 square kilometres (182 sq mi). Xigazê railway station is located here.