Shigatse
prefecture-level city in Tibet Autonomous Region, China
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Summary
Shigatse is a prefecture-level city[1]. Shigatse draws 1,791 Wikipedia views per month (prefecture level city category, ranking #40 of 278).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Tibet Autonomous Region[3]
- Country: People's Republic of China[4]
- Instance of: big city[5]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Samzhubzê District[6], Namling County[7], Gyangzê County[8], Tingri County[9], Sa'gya County[10], Lhatse County[11], Ngamring County[12], Xaitongmoin County[13], Bainang County[14], Rinbung County[15], Kangmar County[16], Dinggyê County[17], Zhongba County[18], Yadong County[19]
- Legislative body: Q106781312[20]
- Postal code: 857000[21]
- Commons category: Shigatse Prefecture[22]
- Licence plate code: 藏D[23]
- Local dialing code: 0892[24]
- Highest point: Mount Everest[25]
- Official website: http://www.rkzw.cn/[26]
- Topic's main category: Category:Shigatse[27]
- Population: 679,771[28], 798,153[29]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[30], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[31]
- Capital of: Rinpungpa[32]
- Official name: 日喀则市[33], གཞིས་ཀ་རྩེ[34]
- Native label: གཞིས་ཀ་རྩེ་[35], 日喀则[36]
- Area: 179902.6 km²[37]
- P14541: 1KBm46[38]
Why It Matters
Shigatse has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] Shigatse is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]