Gyigang: facts

At a glance

• Country: China
• Region: Tibet
• Administrative status: seat of a third-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA3)
• Coordinates: 28.6667° N, 97.5167° E
• Time zone: Asia/Shanghai (UTC+08:00)
• Currency: Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
• Distance to the capital, Beijing: 2,131 km (1,324 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Putao Airport (PBU, Myanmar): 149 km (93 mi), straight line
• Qamdo Bangda Airport (BPX): 213 km (133 mi), straight line
• Diqing Shangri-La Airport (DIG): 233 km (145 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Zhowagoin: 6.5 km (4.0 mi)
• Chayu: 46 km (29 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Shangri-La, 234 km (145 mi)