Samada: facts

At a glance

• Country: China
• Region: Tibet
• Administrative status: seat of a fourth-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA4)
• Coordinates: 28.4041° N, 89.5554° E
• Time zone: Asia/Shanghai (UTC+08:00)
• Currency: Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
• Distance to the capital, Beijing: 2,766 km (1,719 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Xigaze Peace Airport / Shigatse Air Base (RKZ): 108 km (67 mi), straight line
• Paro International Airport (PBH, Bhutan): 112 km (70 mi), straight line
• Bathpalathang Airport (BUT, Bhutan): 150 km (93 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Kangmar: 21 km (13 mi)
• Gala: 23 km (14 mi)
• Kamru: 25 km (16 mi)
• Xiongzhang: 30 km (19 mi)
• Nieru: 32 km (20 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Gangtok, 152 km (94 mi)