Jiakexi: facts

At a glance

• Country: China
• Region: Tibet
• Administrative status: seat of a fourth-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA4)
• Coordinates: 28.5926° N, 89.2024° E
• Time zone: Asia/Shanghai (UTC+08:00)
• Currency: Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
• Distance to the capital, Beijing: 2,783 km (1,729 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Xigaze Peace Airport / Shigatse Air Base (RKZ): 85 km (53 mi), straight line
• Paro International Airport (PBH, Bhutan): 134 km (83 mi), straight line
• Lhasa Gonggar International Airport (LXA): 184 km (114 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Dongxi: 10 km (6 mi)
• Xiongzhang: 16 km (10 mi)
• Gapu: 20 km (13 mi)
• Kamru: 28 km (17 mi)
• Wangdain: 31 km (19 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Gangtok, 152 km (95 mi)