Zangka: facts

At a glance

• Country: China
• Region: Tibet
• Administrative status: seat of a fourth-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA4)
• Coordinates: 28.9996° N, 89.5200° E
• Time zone: Asia/Shanghai (UTC+08:00)
• Currency: Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
• Distance to the capital, Beijing: 2,732 km (1,698 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Xigaze Peace Airport / Shigatse Air Base (RKZ): 45 km (28 mi), straight line
• Lhasa Gonggar International Airport (LXA): 139 km (86 mi), straight line
• Paro International Airport (PBH, Bhutan): 178 km (110 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Zhongzi: 6.3 km (3.9 mi)
• Zijin: 8.9 km (5.5 mi)
• Rasog: 10 km (6 mi)
• Jiangzi: 12 km (7 mi)
• Jangra: 12 km (7 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Doilungdeqen, 160 km (100 mi)