Gartog: facts

At a glance

• Country: China
• Region: Tibet
• Administrative status: seat of a third-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA3)
• Coordinates: 29.6845° N, 98.5947° E
• Time zone: Asia/Shanghai (UTC+08:00)
• Currency: Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
• Distance to the capital, Beijing: 1,978 km (1,229 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY): 148 km (92 mi), straight line
• Qamdo Bangda Airport (BPX): 173 km (107 mi), straight line
• Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG): 235 km (146 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Zangxoi: 33 km (20 mi)
• Yangla: 73 km (45 mi)
• Wangda: 73 km (45 mi)
• Yarwa: 74 km (46 mi)
• Zongza: 80 km (50 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Shangri-La, 233 km (145 mi)