Jiaqiong Town

Jiaqiong
Jongnag
Tibetan transcription(s)
  Tibetanབྱ་ཁྱུང
Chinese transcription(s)
  Traditional佳琼镇
  PinyinJiaqiong-zhen
Jiaqiong
Location within Tibet
Coordinates: 31°39′32″N 90°34′40″E / 31.65889°N 90.57778°E / 31.65889; 90.57778
CountryChina
RegionTibet
PrefectureNagqu
CountyBaingoin
Area
  Total
2,993 km2 (1,156 sq mi)
Elevation
4,797 m (15,738 ft)
Population
 (2010)
  Total
2,926
  Major Nationalities
Tibetan
  Regional dialect
Tibetan language
Time zone+8

Jiaqiong or Jakhyung Town, also known as Jongnag (Jakhyung བྱ་ཁྱུང་, Jiaqiong-zhen 佳琼镇) is a small town and township-level division in Baingoin County, Nagqu in the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. It covers an area of 2,993 square kilometres (1,156 sq mi) and as of 2010 it had a population of 2926 people. Jiaqiong lies to the northwest of Beila, to the east of Amdo County, and south of Shuanghu County.