prefecture-level city and capital of Tibet From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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
Chengguan | |
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District | |
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 | |
![]() Chengguan District (pink) within Lhasa (yellow) | |
Coordinates: 29°39′N 91°07′E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Tibet Autonomous Region |
Prefecture-level city | Lhasa |
Government | |
• Type | District (China) |
• Mayor (of prefecture-level city) | Zhang Tingqing |
• Deputy mayor (of prefecture-level city) | Jigme Namgyal |
Area | |
• District | 525 km2 (203 sq mi) |
• Urban | 77.88 km2 (30.07 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3,656 m (11,995 ft) |
Population (2010) | |
• District | 279,074 |
• Density | 531.6/km2 (1,377/sq mi) |
• Major Ethnic groups | Tibetan; Han; Hui |
• Languages | Tibetan Mandarin Jin language (Hohhot dialect) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 850000 |
Area code | 891 |
Website | www |