Shigatse
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Shigatse is a prefecture-level city in Tibet Autonomous Region, with administrative division code 540200.

## Administrative status

Shigatse is part of [Tibet Autonomous Region](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tibet.html) (autonomous region)[^mca2023].

## Subdivisions

18 county-level or higher divisions[^mca2023]:

- [Samzhubzê District](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tibet-samzhubze.html) (district, 540202)
- [Namling County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tibet-namling.html) (county, 540221)
- [Gyantse County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tibet-gyantse.html) (county, 540222)
- [Tingri County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tibet-tingri.html) (county, 540223)
- [Sa'gya County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tibet-sa-gya.html) (county, 540224)
- [Lhatse County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tibet-lhatse.html) (county, 540225)
- [Ngamring County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tibet-ngamring.html) (county, 540226)
- [Xaitongmoin County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tibet-xaitongmoin.html) (county, 540227)
- [Bainang County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tibet-bainang.html) (county, 540228)
- [Rinbung County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tibet-rinbung.html) (county, 540229)
- [Kangmar County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tibet-kangmar.html) (county, 540230)
- [Dinggyê County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tibet-dinggye.html) (county, 540231)
- [Zhongba County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tibet-zhongba.html) (county, 540232)
- [Yadong County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tibet-yadong.html) (county, 540233)
- [Gyirong County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tibet-gyirong.html) (county, 540234)
- [Nyalam County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tibet-nyalam.html) (county, 540235)
- [Saga County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tibet-saga.html) (county, 540236)
- [Kamba County](https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tibet-kamba.html) (county, 540237)

## Basic facts

- Administrative division code: 540200[^mca2023]
- Area: 179,902.6 km²[^wikidata]
- Population: 798,153 (2020)[^wikidata]

## History

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

Updated: 2026-10-29

Tags:
- Administrative division https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/tags/admin-division.html

Relations:
- Located in: Tibet Autonomous Region https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tibet.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Samzhubzê District https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tibet-samzhubze.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Namling County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tibet-namling.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Gyantse County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tibet-gyantse.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Tingri County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tibet-tingri.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Sa'gya County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tibet-sa-gya.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Lhatse County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tibet-lhatse.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Ngamring County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tibet-ngamring.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Xaitongmoin County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tibet-xaitongmoin.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Bainang County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tibet-bainang.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)
- Contains places: Rinbung County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tibet-rinbung.html (依据民政部2023年县以上行政区划代码的隶属层级。)

Mentioned in:
- Tibet Autonomous Region https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tibet.html
- Samzhubzê District https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tibet-samzhubze.html
- Namling County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tibet-namling.html
- Gyantse County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tibet-gyantse.html
- Tingri County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tibet-tingri.html
- Sa'gya County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tibet-sa-gya.html
- Lhatse County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tibet-lhatse.html
- Ngamring County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tibet-ngamring.html
- Xaitongmoin County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tibet-xaitongmoin.html
- Bainang County https://knowledge.ivjn.us/en/places/tibet-bainang.html

Sources:
- 2023年中华人民共和国县以上行政区划代码（民政部） https://www.mca.gov.cn/mzsj/xzqh/2023/202301xzqh.html 代码 540200 日喀则市
- Wikidata Q1211183 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1211183
- Shigatse (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigatse
- 日喀则市（维基百科） https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%97%A5%E5%96%80%E5%88%99%E5%B8%82