Gadong: facts

At a glance

• Country: China
• Region: Tibet
• Administrative status: seat of a fourth-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA4)
• Coordinates: 29.2127° N, 89.1783° E
• Time zone: Asia/Shanghai (UTC+08:00)
• Currency: Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
• Distance to the capital, Beijing: 2,747 km (1,707 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Xigaze Peace Airport / Shigatse Air Base (RKZ): 19 km (12 mi), straight line
• Lhasa Gonggar International Airport (LXA): 168 km (105 mi), straight line
• Paro International Airport (PBH, Bhutan): 203 km (126 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Bazha: 4.8 km (3.0 mi)
• Luobuqiongzi: 8.6 km (5.4 mi)
• Bainang: 14 km (9 mi)
• Luojiang: 15 km (9 mi)
• Jangdam: 15 km (10 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Doilungdeqen, 182 km (113 mi)