Bianxiong: facts

At a glance

• Country: China
• Region: Tibet
• Administrative status: seat of a fourth-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA4)
• Coordinates: 29.3191° N, 89.0505° E
• Time zone: Asia/Shanghai (UTC+08:00)
• Currency: Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
• Distance to the capital, Beijing: 2,751 km (1,709 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Xigaze Peace Airport / Shigatse Air Base (RKZ): 24 km (15 mi), straight line
• Lhasa Gonggar International Airport (LXA): 180 km (112 mi), straight line
• Paro International Airport (PBH, Bhutan): 216 km (134 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Gadong: 17 km (11 mi)
• Bazha: 17 km (11 mi)
• Rikaze: 18 km (11 mi)
• Zhaxilhuenbo: 18 km (11 mi)
• Jangdam: 19 km (12 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Doilungdeqen, 192 km (119 mi)