Qapugtang (; Tibetan: བྱ་ཕུག་ཐང།) is a town in

Zadoi County Zadoi County (; ; also Dzatö or Dzatoe) is a county in the southwest of Qinghai Province, China, bordering the Tibet Autonomous Region The Tibet Autonomous Region or Xizang Autonomous Region, often shortened to Tibet or Xizang, is a prov ...

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. The county seat of Zadoi is located in the Town of Qapugtang. Qapugtang has an altitude of about 4068.5 m. Formerly known as Jiezha Township (), Qapugtang Town was renamed in 2001. Qapugtang has a population of about 7000. Qapugtang is accessible through the Provincial Highway 309 of Qinghai. Qapugtang was in the affected area of the

2010 Yushu earthquake The 2010 Yushu earthquake struck on April 14 and registered a magnitude of 6.9 Mw (USGS, EMSC) or 7.1 MsXining Xining (; ), alternatively known as Sining, is the capital of Qinghai province in western China and the largest city on the Tibetan Plateau. The city was a commercial hub along the Northern Silk Road's Hexi Corridor for over 2000 years, and wa ...

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{{reflist Populated places in Qinghai Township-level divisions of Qinghai Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture