Shigatse

Administrative status

Shigatse is part of Tibet Autonomous Region (autonomous region)^[1].

Subdivisions

18 county-level or higher divisions^[1]:

• Samzhubzê District (district, 540202)
• Namling County (county, 540221)
• Gyantse County (county, 540222)
• Tingri County (county, 540223)
• Sa'gya County (county, 540224)
• Lhatse County (county, 540225)
• Ngamring County (county, 540226)
• Xaitongmoin County (county, 540227)
• Bainang County (county, 540228)
• Rinbung County (county, 540229)
• Kangmar County (county, 540230)
• Dinggyê County (county, 540231)
• Zhongba County (county, 540232)
• Yadong County (county, 540233)
• Gyirong County (county, 540234)
• Nyalam County (county, 540235)
• Saga County (county, 540236)
• Kamba County (county, 540237)

Basic facts

• Administrative division code: 540200^[1]
• Area: 179,902.6 km²^[2]
• Population: 798,153 (2020)^[2]

History

• From 1 January 1960: named “日喀则专区”, until 30 June 1970^[2].
• From 1 July 1970: named “日喀则地区”, until 25 June 2014^[2].