Yushu

Gyêgu Subdistrict, formerly a part of the Gyêgu or Jiegu town is a township-level division in , , , China. The name Gyêgu is still a common name for the Yushu city proper, which include Gyêgu subdistrict and three other subdistricts evolved from the former Gyêgu town.
  • Type: Suburb with 141,000 residents
  • Description: subdistrict in Yushu, Qinghai China
  • Also known as: “Chieh-ku”, “Chieh-ku-chen”, “Chieh-ku-shih”, “Chieh-ku-to”, “Dzhekundo”, “Gyegu”, “Gyêgu”, “Gyêgu Subdistrict”, “Gyegu Zhen”, “Gyêgu Zhen”, “Jekundo”, “Jiegu”, “Jiegu Zhen”, “Kai-ku-to”, “Kyego”, “Kyego Do”, “Kyegu Do”, “Kyegudo”, “Kyigudo”, “Yargündo”, “Yü-shu-hsien”, “Цзегу”, “玉树市”, “結古”, “結古多”, “结古”, “结古多”, and “结古镇”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Gyêgu Monastery.

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Yushu

Latitude
33.0069° or 33° 0′ 25″ north
Longitude
96.9739° or 96° 58′ 26″ east
Population
141,000
Elevation
3,688 metres (12,100 feet)
Open location code
8M5R2X4F+QG
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Wu Chinese—“Yushu” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “结古街道”
  • Dutch: “Jyekundo”
  • French: “Gyêgu”
  • Gan Chinese: “结古街道”
  • German: “Gyêgu”
  • Hebrew: “ג’יה-גו”
  • Japanese: “結古鎮”
  • Malagasy: “Gyêgu”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kyegundo”
  • Persian: “گیگو”
  • Russian: “Гьегу”
  • Swedish: “Kyegundo”
  • Tibetan: “སྐྱེ་རྒུ་སྲང་ལམ།”
  • Ukrainian: “Г’єгу”
  • Wu Chinese: “结古街道”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Zhaxike and Jiegu.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Yushu Library and Yushu Prefecture Museum.

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