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Dêqên

City population
62,400
#1,058
in China
#8
in Tibet
#9,225
worldwide
BeijingDêqên
29.962, 90.719 · 2,576 km from Beijing
City population
62,400
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#1,058
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#9,225
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.0%
of the national population

About Dêqên

Dêqên is a city in Tibet, China with a population of 62,400. It is the 1,058th largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, and the 9,225th largest worldwide. It lies 2,576 km from Beijing.

Position in China
#1,058of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Tibet
#8of 18
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Rank in region
#8of 18
Distance to capital
to Beijing
Elevation
3,974 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
29.962, 90.719
Record updated
2021-09-20
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

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