Jiru: facts

At a glance

• Country: China
• Region: Tibet
• Administrative status: seat of a fourth-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA4)
• Coordinates: 28.1783° N, 89.0486° E
• Time zone: Asia/Shanghai (UTC+08:00)
• Currency: Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
• Distance to the capital, Beijing: 2,821 km (1,753 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Paro International Airport (PBH, Bhutan): 94 km (58 mi), straight line
• Xigaze Peace Airport / Shigatse Air Base (RKZ): 133 km (82 mi), straight line
• Taplejung Airport (TPJ, Nepal): 162 km (101 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Gala: 34 km (21 mi)
• Jiakexi: 48 km (30 mi)
• Pagri: 49 km (30 mi)
• Kambaxoi: 52 km (32 mi)
• Dongxi: 53 km (33 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Gangtok, 104 km (65 mi)