Rikaze: facts

At a glance

• Country: China
• Region: Tibet
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 80,000
• Coordinates: 29.2500° N, 88.8833° E
• Time zone: Asia/Shanghai (UTC+08:00)
• Currency: Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
• Distance to the capital, Beijing: 2,769 km (1,720 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Xigaze Peace Airport / Shigatse Air Base (RKZ): 42 km (26 mi), straight line
• Lhasa Gonggar International Airport (LXA): 197 km (122 mi), straight line
• Paro International Airport (PBH, Bhutan): 212 km (132 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Zhaxilhuenbo: 2.4 km (1.5 mi)
• Bianxiong: 18 km (11 mi)
• Bazha: 26 km (16 mi)
• Gadong: 29 km (18 mi)
• Dobjoi: 36 km (22 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Doilungdeqen, 209 km (130 mi)