Lhasa

prefecture-level city and capital of Tibet

Lhasa (Standard Tibetan: ལྷ་ས།; Chinese: 拉萨) is a city in Tibet. It is one of the highest cities in the world. It has many Tibetan Buddhist sites such as the Potala Palace, Jokhang and Norbulingka.

Lhasa
城关区ཁྲིན་ཀོན་ཆུས།
Chengguan
城关区ཁྲིན་ཀོན་ཆུས
From upper left: roof of the Jokhang Temple; Norbulingka monastery main gate; Potala Palace; Wheel of Dharma and prayer wheels (bottom), Jokhang; satellite picture of Lhasa
From upper left: roof of the Jokhang Temple; Norbulingka monastery main gate; Potala Palace; Wheel of Dharma and prayer wheels (bottom), Jokhang; satellite picture of Lhasa
Chengguan District (pink) within Lhasa (yellow)
Chengguan District (pink) within Lhasa (yellow)
Coordinates: 29°39′N 91°07′E / 29.650°N 91.117°E / 29.650; 91.117
Country China
RegionTibet Autonomous Region
Prefecture-level cityLhasa
Government
 • TypeDistrict (China)
 • Mayor (of prefecture-level city)Zhang Tingqing
 • Deputy mayor (of prefecture-level city)Jigme Namgyal
Area
 • District525 km2 (203 sq mi)
 • Urban77.88 km2 (30.07 sq mi)
Elevation
3,656 m (11,995 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • District279,074
 • Density531.6/km2 (1,377/sq mi)
 • Major Ethnic groups
Tibetan; Han; Hui
 • Languages
Tibetan Mandarin Jin language (Hohhot dialect)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
850000
Area code891
Websitewww.xzcgq.gov.cn

References

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  1. "Lhasa City Master Plan". gov.cn. Retrieved 2017-08-07.