Gyümai
Town in Qinghai, China
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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། Jimai | |
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  Gyümai Location of the city centre in Qinghai | |
| Coordinates: 33.756°N 99.650°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Qinghai |
| Autonomous prefecture | Golog |
| County | Darlag |
| Area | |
• Total | 926.8 km2 (357.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,970 m (13,020 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 8,144 |
| • Density | 8.787/km2 (22.76/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+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]