Gyamco: facts

At a glance

• Country: China
• Region: Tibet
• Administrative status: seat of a fourth-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA4)
• Coordinates: 29.8467° N, 89.1864° E
• Time zone: Asia/Shanghai (UTC+08:00)
• Currency: Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
• Distance to the capital, Beijing: 2,708 km (1,683 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Xigaze Peace Airport / Shigatse Air Base (RKZ): 56 km (35 mi), straight line
• Lhasa Gonggar International Airport (LXA): 178 km (110 mi), straight line
• Shigatse Tingri Airport (DDR): 270 km (168 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Pundam: 9.3 km (5.8 mi)
• Dana: 16 km (10 mi)
• Lhabupu: 19 km (12 mi)
• Namling: 20 km (12 mi)
• Ratang: 23 km (14 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Doilungdeqen, 176 km (109 mi)