Karlung: facts

At a glance

• Country: China
• Region: Tibet
• Administrative status: seat of a fourth-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA4)
• Coordinates: 29.0359° N, 90.4863° E
• Time zone: Asia/Shanghai (UTC+08:00)
• Currency: Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
• Distance to the capital, Beijing: 2,652 km (1,648 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Lhasa Gonggar International Airport (LXA): 51 km (31 mi), straight line
• Xigaze Peace Airport / Shigatse Air Base (RKZ): 120 km (75 mi), straight line
• Bathpalathang Airport (BUT, Bhutan): 166 km (103 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Dongla: 26 km (16 mi)
• Partang: 36 km (22 mi)
• Ramba: 36 km (23 mi)
• Dagar: 38 km (24 mi)
• Quxu: 43 km (27 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Doilungdeqen, 85 km (53 mi)