Qapugtang
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Qapugtang | |
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萨呼腾镇 | |
  Qapugtang Location of the city centre in Qinghai | |
| Coordinates: 32°54′N 95°18′E / 32.900°N 95.300°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Qinghai |
| Elevation | 4,068.5 m (13,348 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 7,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Qapugtang (Chinese: 萨呼腾; pinyin: Sàhūténg; Tibetan: བྱ་ཕུག་ཐང།) is a town in Zadoi County, Qinghai, China. The county seat of Zadoi is located in the Town of Qapugtang.[1] Qapugtang has an altitude of about 4068.5 m.[2]
Formerly known as Jiezha Township (结扎乡), Qapugtang Town was renamed in 2001.[3] Qapugtang has a population of about 7000.[1] Qapugtang is accessible through the Provincial Highway 309 of Qinghai.[4][5] Qapugtang was in the affected area of the 2010 Yushu earthquake, and the reconstruction of Qapugtang was supported by Xining.[6][7][8][9]