Rinbung: facts

At a glance

• Country: China
• Region: Tibet
• Administrative status: seat of a fourth-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA4)
• Coordinates: 29.2673° N, 89.8093° E
• Time zone: Asia/Shanghai (UTC+08:00)
• Currency: Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
• Distance to the capital, Beijing: 2,692 km (1,673 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Xigaze Peace Airport / Shigatse Air Base (RKZ): 50 km (31 mi), straight line
• Lhasa Gonggar International Airport (LXA): 107 km (66 mi), straight line
• Bathpalathang Airport (BUT, Bhutan): 211 km (131 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Mu: 4.8 km (3.0 mi)
• Qiangqinxue: 8.8 km (5.5 mi)
• Qiewa: 9.3 km (5.8 mi)
• Dejilin: 9.8 km (6.1 mi)
• Chaba: 16 km (10 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Doilungdeqen, 122 km (76 mi)