Niu: facts

At a glance

• Country: China
• Region: Tibet
• Administrative status: seat of a fourth-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA4)
• Coordinates: 29.5684° N, 91.0302° E
• Time zone: Asia/Shanghai (UTC+08:00)
• Currency: Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
• Distance to the capital, Beijing: 2,575 km (1,600 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Lhasa Gonggar International Airport (LXA): 32 km (20 mi), straight line
• Xigaze Peace Airport / Shigatse Air Base (RKZ): 169 km (105 mi), straight line
• Shannan Longzi Airport (LGZ): 181 km (112 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Chengguan Qu: 7.9 km (4.9 mi)
• Doilungdeqen: 10 km (6 mi)
• Lhasa: 11 km (7 mi)
• Jibenggang: 14 km (9 mi)
• Nam: 15 km (9 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Chengguan Qu, 7.9 km (4.9 mi)