Mangqu
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Mangqu
茫曲镇 · མང་ཆུ་གྲོང་རྡལ། | |
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  Mangqu Location of the city centre in Qinghai | |
| Coordinates: 35°35′N 100°45′E / 35.583°N 100.750°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Qinghai |
| Autonomous prefecture | Hainan |
| County | Guinan |
| Area | |
• Total | 91.22 km2 (35.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3,200 m (10,500 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 15,782 |
| • Density | 173.0/km2 (448.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Mangqu (Tibetan: མང་ཆུ་གྲོང་རྡལ།, Chinese: 茫曲) is a town in Guinan County, Qinghai, China. The seat of Guinan County is located in Mangqu.[1] Mangqu has an altitude of about 3200 m.[2] Mangqu has a population of about 7000.[3] Some original residents in the Longyangxia area were relocated in Mangqu because of the construction of Longyangxia Dam.[4]