How high is Lhasa?

Another name is Sunlight City, which is located in the southeast of Xizang Autonomous Region and is one of the highest cities in the world. Lhasa, also known as Rogge and Sunlight City, is a prefecture-level city and the capital of Xizang Autonomous Region. It is an international tourist city with national characteristics and snowy plateau in China approved by the State Council. It covers an area of 29,640 square kilometers. By the end of 2020, there will be three districts and five counties in the city with a permanent population of 867,438+0 million.

Lhasa is the political, economic, cultural, scientific and educational center of Tibet, and also the holy land of Tibetan Buddhism. Sunny all year round, less rainfall, no cold in winter, no heat in summer, and pleasant climate. The level of agriculture and animal husbandry in the city is relatively high, mainly planting highland barley, wheat and rape.

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Lhasa is located in the southeast of Xizang Autonomous Region, on the north bank of Lhasa River, a tributary of Yarlung Zangbo River. Its geographical coordinates are 9 106' east longitude and 29 36' north latitude. The administrative area of the city spans 277 kilometers from east to west, 202 kilometers from north to south and covers an area of 29,640 square kilometers.

Lhasa is located in the middle of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, with an altitude of 3,650 meters. It is one of the tallest cities in the world. Its terrain is high in the north and low in the south, and it slopes from east to west. The south-central part is the valley plain in the middle reaches of Lhasa River, a tributary of Yarlung Zangbo River, with flat terrain. Lhasa is located on the north side of the Himalayas. Affected by the downward flow, the weather is sunny all year round, with little rainfall, no severe cold in winter and no heat in summer, and it belongs to the semi-arid monsoon climate in the temperate zone of the plateau.

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