Wangdain: facts

At a glance

• Country: China
• Region: Tibet
• Administrative status: seat of a fourth-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA4)
• Coordinates: 28.8668° N, 89.1536° E
• Time zone: Asia/Shanghai (UTC+08:00)
• Currency: Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
• Distance to the capital, Beijing: 2,770 km (1,721 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Xigaze Peace Airport / Shigatse Air Base (RKZ): 56 km (35 mi), straight line
• Paro International Airport (PBH, Bhutan): 165 km (102 mi), straight line
• Lhasa Gonggar International Airport (LXA): 177 km (110 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Gapu: 11 km (7 mi)
• Rixing: 12 km (8 mi)
• Ma Xiang: 14 km (9 mi)
• Duqiong: 21 km (13 mi)
• Dongxi: 24 km (15 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Gangtok, 179 km (111 mi)