Zhongzi: facts

At a glance

• Country: China
• Region: Tibet
• Administrative status: seat of a fourth-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA4)
• Coordinates: 29.0227° N, 89.4603° E
• Time zone: Asia/Shanghai (UTC+08:00)
• Currency: Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
• Distance to the capital, Beijing: 2,735 km (1,700 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Xigaze Peace Airport / Shigatse Air Base (RKZ): 40 km (25 mi), straight line
• Lhasa Gonggar International Airport (LXA): 144 km (90 mi), straight line
• Paro International Airport (PBH, Bhutan): 180 km (112 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Rasog: 4.2 km (2.6 mi)
• Zangka: 6.3 km (3.9 mi)
• Qiangdui: 12 km (7 mi)
• Karmai: 13 km (8 mi)
• Zijin: 13 km (8 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Doilungdeqen, 164 km (102 mi)