Gala: facts

At a glance

• Country: China
• Region: Tibet
• Administrative status: seat of a fourth-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA4)
• Coordinates: 28.2631° N, 89.3819° E
• Time zone: Asia/Shanghai (UTC+08:00)
• Currency: Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
• Distance to the capital, Beijing: 2,789 km (1,733 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Paro International Airport (PBH, Bhutan): 96 km (59 mi), straight line
• Xigaze Peace Airport / Shigatse Air Base (RKZ): 121 km (75 mi), straight line
• Bathpalathang Airport (BUT, Bhutan): 155 km (96 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Samada: 23 km (14 mi)
• Jiru: 34 km (21 mi)
• Xiongzhang: 39 km (25 mi)
• Jiakexi: 41 km (25 mi)
• Kamru: 41 km (26 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Gangtok, 129 km (80 mi)