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Nyingchi

City population
200,000
#432
in China
#3
in Tibet
#2,884
worldwide
BeijingNyingchi
29.649, 94.355 · 2,305 km from Beijing
Share of China
0.0%
Of the national population
Elevation
2,970 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Distance to capital
To Beijing
Time zone
Asia/Shanghai
IANA zone identifier

About Nyingchi

Nyingchi is a city in Tibet, China with a population of 200,000. It is the 432nd largest of the 2,091 cities of 15,000 or more listed in China, and the 2,884th largest worldwide. It lies 2,305 km from Beijing.

Position in China
#432of 2,091
LargestSmallest
Position in Tibet
#3of 18
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Region
Rank in region
#3of 18
Coordinates
29.649, 94.355
Record updated
30 August 2025
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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