Zijin: facts

At a glance

• Country: China
• Region: Tibet
• Administrative status: seat of a fourth-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA4)
• Coordinates: 28.9202° N, 89.5335° E
• Time zone: Asia/Shanghai (UTC+08:00)
• Currency: Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
• Distance to the capital, Beijing: 2,736 km (1,700 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Xigaze Peace Airport / Shigatse Air Base (RKZ): 53 km (33 mi), straight line
• Lhasa Gonggar International Airport (LXA): 140 km (87 mi), straight line
• Paro International Airport (PBH, Bhutan): 169 km (105 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Jangra: 4.3 km (2.7 mi)
• Kangzhuo: 5.1 km (3.2 mi)
• Jiangzi: 6.4 km (4.0 mi)
• Zangka: 8.9 km (5.5 mi)
• Niandui: 13 km (8 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Doilungdeqen, 163 km (101 mi)