Lhasa

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Lhasa

Total population

564,651

Air quality index

44Good

Elevation3648 m

Coordinates29.65°, 91.12°

Demographic figures from National Bureau of Statistics of China. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Lhasa, officially the Chengguan District of Lhasa City, is the inner urban district of Lhasa City, Tibet Autonomous Region, Southwestern China.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

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Palden Tenpai Nyima, 7th Panchen Lama

Seventh Panchen Lama of Tibet

Princess Wencheng

Chinese princess, Tibetan empress (628–680)

Marpa Chokyi Lodro

Tibetan Buddhist teacher

Yuthok Tashi Dhondup

politician (1906-1983)

Ensapa Lobsang Döndrup, 3rd Panchen Lama

Tibetan Buddhist religious leader

6

6th Jebtsundamba Khutughtu

Leading Buddhist in Mongolia

Tsarong Dazang Dramdul

Tibetan aide to the Dalai Lama (1888–1959)

Tenzin Choegyal

Tibetan musician

B

Bianba Zaxi

Chinese mountaineer

Lobsang Chökyi Gyaltsen, 4th Panchen Lama

fourth Panchen Lama of Tibet, 1570–1662

Lobsang Tenzin

Tibetan Buddhist monk and politician

Lobsang Palden Yeshe, 6th Panchen Lama

Panchen Lama

Takna Jigme Zangpo

Tibetan political prisoner (1926–2020)

Chödrak Gyatso

Tibetan Buddhist religious figure, 1454–1506

K

Karma Lingpa

Tibetan writer

D

Dawa Norbu

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Lhasa

Lhasa, Tibet

Applewood Books · 2008

Lhasa Tibet

Lhasa Tourist Bureau and China Travel & Tourism Press · 2001

Lhasa, Tibet's forbidden city

Frank J. Brignoli · 1987

Lhasa, Tibet's Forbidden City

Urban morphology of Lhasa, Tibet

Tsering Tsomo. · 1994

Journey to Lhasa and central Tibet

Sarat Chandra Das · 1902

National imaginings and ethnic tourism in Lhasa, Tibet

Daisuke Murakami · 2011

The little shops of Lhasa, Tibet

Xiaojiang Hu · 2003

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

zang qie

Anisodus tanguticus

Seen 2026-06-20

Prince Henry's Laughingthrush

Trochalopteron henrici

Seen 2026-06-18

Oriental Turtle-Dove

Streptopelia orientalis

Seen 2026-06-14

Chinese Stellera

Stellera chamaejasme

Seen 2026-06-06

Eremogone acicularis

Eremogone acicularis

Seen 2026-06-06

Thermopsis barbata

Thermopsis barbata

Seen 2026-06-06

Onosma hookeri longiflora

Onosma hookeri longiflora

Seen 2026-06-06

shrubby cinquefoil

Dasiphora fruticosa

Seen 2026-06-06

Yellow Cobra Lily

Arisaema flavum

Seen 2026-06-06

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Lhasa, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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