Qiewa: facts

At a glance

• Country: China
• Region: Tibet
• Administrative status: seat of a fourth-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA4)
• Coordinates: 29.3261° N, 89.7408° E
• Time zone: Asia/Shanghai (UTC+08:00)
• Currency: Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
• Distance to the capital, Beijing: 2,694 km (1,674 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Xigaze Peace Airport / Shigatse Air Base (RKZ): 43 km (27 mi), straight line
• Lhasa Gonggar International Airport (LXA): 114 km (71 mi), straight line
• Paro International Airport (PBH, Bhutan): 216 km (134 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Mu: 5.0 km (3.1 mi)
• Rinbung: 9.3 km (5.8 mi)
• Qiangqinxue: 17 km (10 mi)
• Lian: 18 km (11 mi)
• Nubma: 18 km (11 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Doilungdeqen, 126 km (79 mi)