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Lhasa

Tibet · China
City population
118,721
#585
in China
#5
in Tibet
#4,820
worldwide
BeijingLhasa
29.650, 91.100 · 2,564 km from Beijing
City population
118,721
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in China
#585
of 2,091 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#4,820
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of China
0.0%
of the national population

About Lhasa

Lhasa is a city in Tibet, China with a population of 118,721. It is the 585th largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, and the 4,820th largest worldwide. It lies 2,564 km from Beijing.

Position in China
#585of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Tibet
#5of 18
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
China
Region
Tibet
Rank in region
#5of 18
Distance to capital
2,564 km
to Beijing
Elevation
3,651 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
Coordinates
29.650, 91.100
Record updated
2026-04-13
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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