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At a glance

• Country: China
• Region: Tibet
• Administrative status: seat of a fourth-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA4)
• Coordinates: 31.2589° N, 94.4956° E
• Time zone: Asia/Shanghai (UTC+08:00)
• Currency: Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
• Distance to the capital, Beijing: 2,194 km (1,363 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Nyingchi Mainling Airport (LZY): 218 km (135 mi), straight line
• Qamdo Bangda Airport (BPX): 261 km (162 mi), straight line
• Yushu Batang Airport (YUS): 297 km (184 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Nyinmo: 15 km (9 mi)
• Ya'ngando: 25 km (16 mi)
• Jamda: 27 km (17 mi)
• Sechang: 30 km (18 mi)
• Marxog: 34 km (21 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Nyingchi, 180 km (112 mi)