Xiongzhang: facts

At a glance

• Country: China
• Region: Tibet
• Administrative status: seat of a fourth-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA4)
• Coordinates: 28.6176° N, 89.3620° E
• Time zone: Asia/Shanghai (UTC+08:00)
• Currency: Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
• Distance to the capital, Beijing: 2,768 km (1,720 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Xigaze Peace Airport / Shigatse Air Base (RKZ): 82 km (51 mi), straight line
• Paro International Airport (PBH, Bhutan): 135 km (84 mi), straight line
• Lhasa Gonggar International Airport (LXA): 169 km (105 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Kamru: 12 km (8 mi)
• Jiakexi: 16 km (10 mi)
• Dongxi: 24 km (15 mi)
• Gapu: 27 km (17 mi)
• Samada: 30 km (19 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Gangtok, 161 km (100 mi)