Tawa: facts

At a glance

• Country: China
• Region: Qinghai
• Administrative status: seat of a fourth-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA4)
• Coordinates: 35.4945° N, 102.2812° E
• Time zone: Asia/Shanghai (UTC+08:00)
• Currency: Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
• Distance to the capital, Beijing: 1,333 km (829 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Gannan Xiahe Airport (GXH): 81 km (50 mi), straight line
• Xining Caojiabao International Airport (XNN): 117 km (73 mi), straight line
• Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport (LHW): 165 km (103 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Shuangpengxi: 10 km (7 mi)
• Jiawu: 21 km (13 mi)
• Galengkou: 23 km (14 mi)
• Bao'an: 24 km (15 mi)
• Ganjia: 24 km (15 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Tongren, 24 km (15 mi)