Ratang: facts

At a glance

• Country: China
• Region: Tibet
• Administrative status: seat of a fourth-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA4)
• Coordinates: 29.7181° N, 89.3683° E
• Time zone: Asia/Shanghai (UTC+08:00)
• Currency: Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
• Distance to the capital, Beijing: 2,701 km (1,678 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Xigaze Peace Airport / Shigatse Air Base (RKZ): 41 km (26 mi), straight line
• Lhasa Gonggar International Airport (LXA): 157 km (97 mi), straight line
• Paro International Airport (PBH, Bhutan): 257 km (160 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Dana: 13 km (8 mi)
• Lhabupu: 16 km (10 mi)
• Suojin: 21 km (13 mi)
• Gyamco: 23 km (14 mi)
• Namling: 27 km (17 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Doilungdeqen, 157 km (98 mi)