Racaka: facts

At a glance

• Country: China
• Region: Tibet
• Administrative status: seat of a third-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA3)
• Coordinates: 31.4000° N, 96.5167° E
• Time zone: Asia/Shanghai (UTC+08:00)
• Currency: Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
• Distance to the capital, Beijing: 2,024 km (1,257 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Qamdo Bangda Airport (BPX): 110 km (68 mi), straight line
• Yushu Batang Airport (YUS): 167 km (104 mi), straight line
• Garze Gesar Airport (GZG): 290 km (180 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Samdo: 22 km (14 mi)
• Xognga: 57 km (35 mi)
• Qamdo: 70 km (43 mi)
• Jiqu: 72 km (45 mi)
• Qiezha: 75 km (47 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Yushu, 184 km (114 mi)