Wangda: facts

At a glance

• Country: China
• Region: Tibet
• Administrative status: seat of a third-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA3)
• Coordinates: 29.6745° N, 97.8374° E
• Time zone: Asia/Shanghai (UTC+08:00)
• Currency: Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
• Distance to the capital, Beijing: 2,035 km (1,264 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Qamdo Bangda Airport (BPX): 120 km (75 mi), straight line
• Daocheng Yading Airport (DCY): 219 km (136 mi), straight line
• Putao Airport (PBU, Myanmar): 264 km (164 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Yarzhong: 29 km (18 mi)
• Zaisang: 60 km (37 mi)
• Gartog: 73 km (45 mi)
• Zangxoi: 89 km (56 mi)
• Baima: 98 km (61 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Shangri-La, 275 km (171 mi)