Hedong: facts

At a glance

• Country: China
• Region: Qinghai
• Administrative status: seat of a fourth-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA4)
• Coordinates: 36.0459° N, 101.4597° E
• Time zone: Asia/Shanghai (UTC+08:00)
• Currency: Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
• Distance to the capital, Beijing: 1,376 km (855 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Xining Caojiabao International Airport (XNN): 75 km (46 mi), straight line
• Gannan Xiahe Airport (GXH): 172 km (107 mi), straight line
• Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport (LHW): 201 km (125 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Heyin: 2.8 km (1.7 mi)
• Hexi: 7.1 km (4.4 mi)
• Donggou: 16 km (10 mi)
• Garang: 22 km (14 mi)
• Lhakangtang: 25 km (15 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Xining, 70 km (43 mi)