Dagzê, Dagzê

Dagzê Town
སྟག་རྩེ་

Located near Ganden
Dagzê Town

Location within Tibet

Coordinates: 29°40′21″N 91°21′10″E / 29.672447°N 91.352817°E / 29.672447; 91.352817Coordinates: 29°40′21″N 91°21′10″E / 29.672447°N 91.352817°E / 29.672447; 91.352817
Country China
Region Tibet
Prefecture Nyingchi Prefecture
Nearby settlements (distance)

Baga 
15.9 mi (26 km)

Bayizhen 
9.2 mi (15 km)

Puqu 
6 mi (10 km)

Pula 
6.2 mi (10 km)

Qomo 
8.2 mi (13 km)
Elevation 4,502 m (14,773 ft)
Population
  Total 495
  Major Nationalities Tibetan
  Regional dialect Tibetan language
Time zone +8

Dagzê (Tibetan: སྟག་རྩེ་, Chinese: 德慶鎮, Chinese: 德庆镇), is a town in Dagzê County, Tibet Autonomous Region of China, near Ganden Monastery, about 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of Lhasa.[1] It lies at an altitude of 4,502 metres (14,773 ft) and has a population of about 495.

Footnotes

  1. Buckley, Michael and Strauss, Robert. Tibet: a travel survival kit, p. 150. (1986) Lonely Planet Publications, Victoria, Australia. ISBN 0-908086-88-1.


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