Laxiwa Dam
The Laxiwa Dam is an arch dam on the Yellow River in Qinghai Province, northwest China. It is 32 km downstream of the Longyangxia Dam and 73 km upstream from the Lijiaxia Dam.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Laxiwa.
Laxiwa
Town
Lasêwa or Laxiwa is a town in Guide County, Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China. In 2010, Lasêwa had a total population of 7,591: 4,261 males and 3,330 females: 1,485 aged under 14, 5,747 aged between 15 and 65 and 359 aged over 65. Laxiwa is situated 4½ km east of Laxiwa Dam.
Laxiwa Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam
- Category: hydroelectric power station
- Location: Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, Northwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
36.07088° or 36° 4′ 15″ northLongitude
101.18594° or 101° 11′ 9″ eastOpen location code
8P8335CP+99OpenStreetMap ID
way 312543369OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damWikidata ID
Q1432653
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Laxiwa Dam” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “lāxīwǎ bà”
- Chinese: “拉西瓦坝”
- Chinese: “拉西瓦大壩”
- Chinese: “拉西瓦水电站”
- Chinese: “拉西瓦水電站”
- Chinese: “李家峡水电站”
- Chinese: “李家峽水庫”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد لاكسيوا”
- French: “barrage de Laxiwa”
- French: “Barrage de Laxiwa”
- German: “Laxiwa-Talsperre”
- German: “Laxiwa”
- Italian: “diga di Laxiwa”
- Japanese: “拉西瓦ダム”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Laxiwa-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Laxiwa-demningen”
- Persian: “سد لشیوا”
- Portuguese: “Usina Hidrelétrica de Laxiwa”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Ласіва”
- Vietnamese: “Đập Laxiwa”
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