Samdo: facts

At a glance

• Country: China
• Region: Tibet
• Administrative status: seat of a third-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA3)
• Coordinates: 31.2143° N, 96.5994° E
• Time zone: Asia/Shanghai (UTC+08:00)
• Currency: Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
• Distance to the capital, Beijing: 2,029 km (1,260 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Qamdo Bangda Airport (BPX): 88 km (55 mi), straight line
• Yushu Batang Airport (YUS): 185 km (115 mi), straight line
• Garze Gesar Airport (GZG): 287 km (178 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Racaka: 22 km (14 mi)
• Qamdo: 56 km (35 mi)
• Xognga: 79 km (49 mi)
• Zito: 90 km (56 mi)
• Jiqu: 94 km (58 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Yushu, 202 km (126 mi)