Burang: facts

At a glance

• Country: China
• Region: Tibet
• Administrative status: seat of a third-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA3)
• Population: approximately 5,026
• Coordinates: 30.2956° N, 81.1751° E
• Time zone: Asia/Shanghai (UTC+08:00)
• Currency: Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
• Distance to the capital, Beijing: 3,353 km (2,083 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Simikot Airport (IMK, Nepal): 72 km (45 mi), straight line
• Silgadi Doti Airport (SIH, Nepal): 117 km (73 mi), straight line
• Jumla Airport (JUM, Nepal): 150 km (93 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Gangsha: 77 km (48 mi)
• Darchula, Nepal: 79 km (49 mi)
• Chainpur, Nepal: 82 km (51 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Dhangadhi, 186 km (116 mi)