Car: facts

At a glance

• Country: China
• Region: Tibet
• Administrative status: seat of a fourth-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA4)
• Coordinates: 29.3890° N, 89.3140° E
• Time zone: Asia/Shanghai (UTC+08:00)
• Currency: Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
• Distance to the capital, Beijing: 2,725 km (1,693 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Xigaze Peace Airport / Shigatse Air Base (RKZ): 4.5 km (2.8 mi), straight line
• Lhasa Gonggar International Airport (LXA): 155 km (96 mi), straight line
• Paro International Airport (PBH, Bhutan): 221 km (137 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Jangdam: 8.7 km (5.4 mi)
• Nianmu: 15 km (9 mi)
• Gadong: 24 km (15 mi)
• Lian: 25 km (16 mi)
• Luobuqiongzi: 25 km (16 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Doilungdeqen, 165 km (103 mi)